Unitit Kinrick European Union membership referendum, 2016

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Unitit Kinrick European Union membership referendum
Should the Unitit Kinrick remain a member o the European Union or leave the European Union?
LocationUnitit Kinrick an Gibraltar
Date23 Juin 2016 (2016-06-23)
Results
Votes %
Leave 17,410,742 51.89%
Remain 16,141,241 48.11%
Valid votes 33,551,983 99.92%
Invalid or blank votes 25,359 0.08%
Tot votes 33,577,342 100.00%
Registered voters/turnoot 46,501,241 72.21%
Results bi votin auries
  Leave
  Remain
On the cairt, the darker shades for a colour indicate a lairger margin.

The Brexit referendum is a referendum on the Brexit (the Unitit Kinrick leavin the European Union) that wis on fur awbody fae the UK an Gibraltarfowk. It wis held on the 23rd Juin 2016. The ootcome wis fur leavin wi 52% votin fur leavin.

Eftercome[eedit | eedit soorce]

As chairperson o the Electoral Commission, Chief Coontin Officer (CCO) Jenny Watson annoonced the final result o the referendum wis tae leave (combinin aw 12 regional coonts frae athort the UK an Gibraltar) in Manchester on 24 Juin 2016.[1]

Unitit Kinrick European Union Membership referendum, 2016
Chyce Votes %
Leave 14,159,480 51.6
Remain 13,268,066 48.4
Tot votes 26,232,608 100.00
Registered voters an turnoot 46,499,537[2] 67.7%
The ootcome o the referendum on a bar
Leave :
14,159,480 (51.6%)
Remain :
13,268,066 (48.4%)

Consequences[eedit | eedit soorce]

The referendum micht lead tae a seicont Scots unthirldom referendum.[3]

The British poond lost 10 per cent o its value in the day follaein.[4]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. "EU referendum: Brexit win amid Manchester's strong Remain vote - BBC News".
  2. "European Union referendum: UK goes to the polls". BBC News. Retrieved 23 Juin 2016.
  3. Campbell, Glenn (3 Februar 2020). "How Brexit changed the debate over Scotland and the EU". BBC News. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. Allen, Katie; Treanor, Jill; Goodley, Simon (24 Juin 2016). "Pound slumps to 31-year low following Brexit vote". The Guardian.