1994 Austrian European Union membership referendum

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1994 Austrian European Union membership referendum

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Shall the National Council's decision of 5 May 1994 on the Constitutional Law concerning the Accession of Austria to the European Union be enacted as law?

Official ballot paper for the referendum

Results

Choice

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Yes | 3,145,981 | 66.58%
No | 1,578,850  | 33.42%
Valid votes  | 4,724,831  | 99.09%
Invalid or blank votes  | 43,570  | 0.91%
Total votes | 4,768,401 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 5,790,578  | 82.35%

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Referendum result by states.

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A referendum on European Union membership was held in Austria on 12 June 1994.[1] The question asked was "Shall the National Council's decision of 5 May 1994 on the Constitutional Law (Bundesverfassungsgesetz) concerning the Accession of Austria to the European Union be enacted as law?" The result of the vote was 67% in favour, with a turnout of 82%.[2] Austria subsequently joined the EU as part of the 1995 enlargement.

## Party positions

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Position  | Political parties

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Yes  |  | Social Democratic Party of Austria
| Austrian People's Party
No  |  | Freedom Party of Austria
| Green Alternative

## Results

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Choice| Votes| %

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For| 3,145,981| 66.58
Against| 1,578,850| 33.42
Total| 4,724,831| 100.00
Valid votes| 4,724,831| 99.09
Invalid/blank votes| 43,570| 0.91
Total votes| 4,768,401| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 5,790,578| 82.35
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

### By state

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State  | Registered voters  | Valid (votes)  | Yes (votes)  | No (votes)  | Yes (%)  | No (%)

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Burgenland | 213,090  | 198,279  | 148,041 | 50.238  | 74.7% | 25.3%
Styria | 907,991  | 728,037  | 501,481 | 226,556  | 68.9% | 31.1%
Kärnten | 420,630  | 340,867  | 232,457 | 108,410  | 68.2% | 31.8%
Lower Austria | 1,115,663  | 999,471  | 678,988 | 320,483  | 67.9% | 32.1%
Vorarlberg | 221,863  | 177,506  | 118,206 | 59,300  | 66.6% | 33.4%
Wien | 1,133,693  | 820,675  | 542,905 | 277,770  | 66.2% | 33.8%
Upper Austria | 974,865  | 824,512  | 539,965 | 284,547  | 65.5% | 34.5%
Salzburg | 347,387  | 284,283  | 184,948 | 99,335  | 65.1% | 34.9%
Tirol | 455,396  | 351,201  | 198.990 | 152,211  | 56.7% | 43.3%
Total  | 5,790,578 | 4,724,831  | 3,145,981  | 1,578,850  | 66.6%  | 33.4%

## References

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1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. p. 196.
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p207

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