1994 Finnish European Union membership referendum
16 October 1994 (1994-10-16)
Should Finland become a member of the European Union in accordance with the negotiated agreement (accession agreement)?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 1,620,726 56.89%
No 1,228,261 43.11%
Valid votes 2,848,987 99.55%
Invalid or blank votes 12,854 0.45%
Total votes 2,861,841 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,042,607 70.79%
Results by province

An advisory referendum on joining the European Union was held in Finland on 16 October 1994.[1] 56.9% of voters approved of the proposal, with a voter turnout of 70.8%.[2] Due to having its own customs jurisdiction, a separate referendum was held in Åland a month later, and was also approved.[3]

Party policies

Position Political parties
Yes Centre Party
Social Democratic Party
National Coalition Party
Swedish People's Party of Finland
Liberal People's Party
No Finnish Rural Party
Finnish Christian League
Neutral Left Alliance
Green League

Results

Referendum results
Choice Votes  %
Yes 1,620,726 56.89
No 1,228,261 43.11
Valid votes 2,848,987 99.55
Invalid or blank votes 12,854 0.45
Total votes 2,861,841 100.00
Registered voters/turnout 4,042,607 70.79
Source: European Election Database

By province

Region For Against Invalid/
blank		 Total Registered/
voters		 Turnout
Votes % Votes %
Åland[a]5,88551.955,44448.0515411,48318,75261.24
Central Finland66,81347.5673,66352.44586141,062195,49072.16
Central Ostrobothnia17,03642.7522,81557.2517440,02552,36176.44
Eastern Uusimaa30,76063.4617,70836.5424048,70864,54575.46
Kainuu18,01635.5532,66364.4520150,88071,86270.80
Kymenlaakso72,17366.2336,80733.77459109,439150,49272.72
Lapland51,11747.4256,67552.28413108,205149,71872.27
North Karelia42,91947.9946,51652.0137489,809134,30266.87
Northern Ostrobothnia82,65846.0296,96153.98832180,451249,93272.20
Northern Savonia65,12748.2169,96051.79501135,588197,17168.77
Ostrobothnia50,31850.7648,81749.2456899,703129,83276.79
Päijänne Tavastia68,59661.9442,14738.06478111,221152,13673.11
Pirkanmaa134,71954.77111,24845.231,213247,180330,29774.84
Satakunta70,54150.4869,19249.52667140,400189,00274.28
South Karelia49,72263.6228,43236.3833078,484109,17871.89
Southern Ostrobothnia43,94538.9468,91061.06417113,272150,58575.22
Southern Savonia49,26854.4841,16745.5238190,816133,86167.84
Southwest Finland140,20956.62107,42243.381,170248,801330,64475.25
Tavastia Proper53,12556.8940,25843.1151493,897126,24574.38
Uusimaa493,81170.83203,33329.173,117700,261899,71877.83
Overseas13,96863.238,12336.776522,156206,48410.73
Total1,620,72656.891,228,26143.1112,8542,861,8414,042,60770.79
Source: European Election Database

a A separate referendum was also held in the Åland Islands as it was a separate customs jurisdiction.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p613
  3. ↑ Åland-Inseln (Finnland), 20. November 1994: Beitritt zur EU Direct Democracy
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