1955 Saar Statute referendum
23 October 1955 (1955-10-23) |
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | 201,973 | 32.29% |
No | 423,434 | 67.71% |
Valid votes | 625,407 | 97.55% |
Invalid or blank votes | 15,725 | 2.45% |
Total votes | 641,132 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 662,839 | 96.73% |
A referendum on the Saar statute was held in the Saar Protectorate on 23 October 1955.[1] The statute would have made the territory an independent polity under the auspices of a European Commissioner, to be appointed by the Council of Ministers of the Western European Union, while remaining in the economic union with France.
Its rejection by voters was taken as an indication that they would rather reunite with West Germany.[2] On 27 October 1956 France and West Germany concluded the Saar Treaty establishing that Saarland should be allowed to join West Germany as provided by article 23 of its constitution (Grundgesetz). Saarland subsequently became a state of Germany with effect from 1 January 1957.[2]
Results
Choice | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
For | 201,973 | 32.29 | |
Against | 423,434 | 67.71 | |
Total | 625,407 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 625,407 | 97.55 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 15,725 | 2.45 | |
Total votes | 641,132 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 662,839 | 96.73 | |
Source: CVCE |
By constituency
Constituency | For | Against | Invalid/ blank | Total | Registered voters | Turnout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
Saarbrücken-town | 30,858 | 39.10 | 48,063 | 60.90 | 1,531 | 80,452 | 83,369 | 96.50 |
Saarbrücken-region | 48,523 | 30.68 | 109,659 | 69.32 | 3,339 | 161,521 | 166,349 | 97.10 |
Saarlouis | 36,074 | 34.63 | 68,094 | 65.37 | 3,590 | 107,758 | 111,260 | 96.85 |
Merzig-Wadern | 16,980 | 32.67 | 34,991 | 67.33 | 1,691 | 53,662 | 55,661 | 96.41 |
Ottweiler | 30,620 | 30.66 | 69,256 | 69.34 | 2,379 | 102,255 | 105,927 | 96.53 |
Sankt Wendel | 12,200 | 24.56 | 37,484 | 75.44 | 1,266 | 50,950 | 52,824 | 96.45 |
Sankt Ingbert | 15,866 | 37.39 | 26,573 | 62.61 | 1,104 | 43,543 | 45,287 | 96.15 |
Homburg | 10,852 | 27.02 | 29,314 | 72.98 | 826 | 40,992 | 42,125 | 97.31 |
Total | 201,973 | 32.29 | 423,434 | 67.71 | 15,725 | 641,132 | 662,839 | 96.73 |
Source: CVCE |
See also
- 1935 Saar status referendum
References
- ^ Results of the referendum on the Saar Statute CVCE
- ^ a b Rearmament and the European Defense Community Library of Congress Country Studies
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