1994 Norwegian European Union membership referendum|
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| Choice | Votes | % |  
| Yes | 1,389,997 | 47.82% |  
| No | 1,516,803 | 52.18% |  
| Valid votes | 2,906,800 | 99.88% |  
| Invalid or blank votes | 3,571 | 0.12% |  
| Total votes | 2,910,321 | 100.00% |  
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,266,064 | 89.11% |  | 
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A referendum on joining the European Union was held in Norway on 27 and 28 November 1994. After a long period of heated debate, the "no" side won with 52.2 per cent of the vote, on a turnout of 88.6 per cent. Membership of what was then the European Community had previously been rejected in a 1972 referendum, and by French veto in 1962.