1994 Lithuanian privatisation referendum

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27 August 1994

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OutcomeProposal failed as less than 50% of registered voters voted in favourResults

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	748,866	88.96%
No	92,900	11.04%
Valid votes	841,766	93.97%
Invalid or blank votes	54,014	6.03%
Total votes	895,780	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	2,428,105	36.89%

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A referendum on a law revoking privatisation deals was held in Lithuania on 27 August 1994.^[1] The proposed law put forward procedures for reversing privatisation deals conducted in a non-transparent manner, as well as compensating citizens for the loss of savings caused by inflation.^[2] A total of eight questions were asked, and although around 89% voted in favour of all of them, the voter turnout of 39.6% meant that the threshold of 50% of registered voters voting in favour was not passed, resulting in the proposal failing.^[2]

Results

Question I

Choice	Votes	%
For	749,172	89.0
Against	92,593	11.0
Invalid/blank votes	54,013	–
Total	895,778	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,428,105	36.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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