1994 Austrian European Union membership referendum

1994 Austrian European Union membership referendum
12 June 1994
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
 Votes  %
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%
Referendum result by states.

A referendum on European Union membership was held in Austria on 12 June 1994. 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%. Austria subsequently joined the EU as part of the 1995 enlargement.

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