1976 Spanish political reform referendum

1976 Spanish political reform referendum
15 December 1976 (1976-12-15)
Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 16,573,180 97.36%
No 450,102 2.64%
Valid votes 17,023,282 96.73%
Invalid or blank votes 576,280 3.27%
Total votes 17,599,562 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 22,644,290 77.72%

A referendum on political reform was held in Spain on Wednesday, 15 December 1976, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the Political Reform Act which had been approved by the Cortes Españolas on 18 November 1976. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Political Reform Bill?" (Spanish: ¿Aprueba el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política?). The referendum resulted in 97.4% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 77.7%.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1824 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ "Spain, 15 December 1976: Political Reform Act". sudd.ch (in German). Direct Democracy. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Referéndum sobre el Proyecto de Ley para la Reforma Política". congreso.es (in Spanish). Congress of Deputies. Retrieved 1 September 2019.