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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union which took place on 23 June 2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum took place on 23 June 2016 in the UK and Gibraltar. It was to decide whether the United Kingdom would stay in the European Union (EU).
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Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | United Kingdom (pop. 65.65m)[1] and Gibraltar (pop. 34,000)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Outcome | The UK votes to leave the European Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Results by voting area | ||||||||||||||||||||||
On the map, the darker shades for a colour indicate a larger majority. The results for Northern Ireland are by parliamentary constituency. The electorate of 46.5m represents 70.8% of the population. |
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The referendum ended with 51.9% of votes in favour of leaving the EU.[3][4][5]
On 24 June, the then Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would resign.[6] He was replaced on 13 July by Theresa May.