1994 Austrian European Union membership referendum Official ballot paper for the referendum
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%
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 [ edit ]
Results [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook . p. 196.
^ Nohlen & Stöver, p207