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A referendum on creating administrative regions was held in Portugal on 8 November 1998.[1] Two proposals were put to voters, the first on implementing the regions, and the second specifically asking whether voters approved of the new region for their area. The proposals were rejected by wide margins by voters.[2]
The major parties in Portugal at the time listed with their political positioning and their official answer to the referendum question:
Do you agree with implementing administrative region?[2]
Referendum results (excluding invalid votes) | |
---|---|
Yes 1,453,749 (36.5%) |
No 2,530,802 (63.5%) |
▲ 50% |
Do you agree with concretely implementing the administrative region for the area where you live? (question placed only to registered citizens in Continental Portugal)[2]
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
No | 2,457,604 | 63.93 |
Yes | 1,386,718 | 36.07 |
Valid votes | 3,844,322 | 96.94 |
Invalid or blank votes | 121,531 | 3.06 |
Total votes | 3,965,853 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,243,030 | 48.11 |
Source: STAPE |
Referendum results (excluding invalid votes) | |
---|---|
Yes 1,386,718 (36.1%) |
No 2,457,604 (63.9%) |
▲ 50% |
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