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
Yes	No

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

Position	Political parties
Yes		Social Democratic Party of Austria
Yes		Austrian People's Party
No		Freedom Party of Austria
No		Green Alternative

Results


Choice	Votes	%
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

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

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

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

[2] Nohlen & Stöver, p207

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