1935 Saar status referendum

1935 Saar status referendum

13 January 1935 (1935-01-13)

Results
Choice
Votes %
Reunification with Germany 477,089 90.73%
Status quo 46,613 8.86%
Unification with France 2,124 0.40%
Valid votes 525,826 99.59%
Invalid or blank votes 2,161 0.41%
Total votes 527,987 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 539,542 97.86%

A referendum on territorial status was held in the Territory of the Saar Basin on 13 January 1935. Over 90% of voters opted for reunification with Germany, with 9% voting for the status quo as a League of Nations mandate territory and less than 0.5% opting for unification with France.[1]

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