1999 Italian referendum

A referendum on the electoral law was held in Italy on 18 April 1999.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of replacing the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (in which 75% of seats in Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies and 25% by compensatory proportional representation) with one based solely on single-member constituencies, with the 25% of seats instead allocated to the second-placed in the constituencies with the most votes.[2] The proposal was supported by larger parties, but opposed by smaller ones.[2] Although the proposal was approved by 91.5% of voters, turnout was only 49.6%, resulting in the referendum being invalidated as the threshold of 50% was not passed.[3]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	21,161,866	91.5
Against	1,960,022	8.5
Invalid/blank votes	1,293,576	–
Total	24,447,521	100
Registered voters/turnout	49,309,060	49.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1049 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
Sunday referendum in Italy to decide on voting system World Socialist Website, 19 April 1999
Nohlen & Stöver, p1061

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[NS-1] Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1049 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

[WSW-2] Sunday referendum in Italy to decide on voting system World Socialist Website, 19 April 1999

[3] Nohlen & Stöver, p1061

Elections and referendums in Italy
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See also: Elections in Abruzzo Aosta Valley Apulia Basilicata Calabria Campania Emilia-Romagna Friuli-Venezia Giulia Lazio Liguria Lombardy Marche Molise Piedmont Sardinia Sicily Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Tuscany Umbria Veneto By-elections