See soorce fer Unitit Kinrick European Union membership referendum, 2016

{{Infobox referendum
| name        = Unitit Kinrick European Union membership referendum
| title       = ''Should the Unitit Kinrick remain a member o the European Union or leave the European Union?''
| location    = [[Unitit Kinrick]] an [[Gibraltar]]
| date        = {{Start date|2016|06|23|df=y}}
| yes_text    = Leave
| no_text     = Remain
| yes         = 17410742
| no          = 16141241
| total       = 33577342
| electorate  = 46501241
| map         = United Kingdom EU referendum 2016 area results.svg|700px
| mapdivision = votin auries
| notes       = On the cairt, the darker shades for a colour indicate a lairger margin.
| legend_yes  = #0000ff
| legend_no   = #ffa92a
}}
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 [[Gibraltar]]fowk. It wis held on the 23rd Juin 2016. The ootcome wis fur leavin wi 52% votin fur leavin.

==Eftercome==
As chairperson o the [[Electoral Commission (Unitit Kinrick)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36617781|title=EU referendum: Brexit win amid Manchester's strong Remain vote - BBC News|publisher=}}</ref>

{{Referendum
| title          = Unitit Kinrick European Union Membership referendum, 2016
| yes            = 13,268,066
| yespct         = 48.4
| no             = 14,159,480
| nopct          = 51.6
| option1        = Remain
| option2        = Leave
| valid          = 12,678,318
| validpct       = 
| invalid        = 
| invalidpct     = 
| total          = 26,232,608
| turnoutpct     = 67.7%
| electorate     = 46,499,537<ref name="BBC46m">{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36602702 |title=European Union referendum: UK goes to the polls |accessdate=23 June 2016 |work=BBC News}}</ref>
| source         = 
| noicons        = yes
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:650px; text-align:center;"
|+The ootcome o the referendum on a bar
|-
|  style="width:51.6%; background:#8080ff;" | Leave :<br /> ''14,159,480'' '''(51.6%)'''
|  style="width:48.4%; background:#ffff00;" | Remain :<br /> ''13,268,066'' '''(48.4%)'''
|-
| colspan=4 style="text-align: center; line-height: 32.1%;" | '''▲'''
|}

==Consequences==
The referendum micht lead tae a [[seicont Scots unthirldom referendum]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Glenn |title=How Brexit changed the debate over Scotland and the EU |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-51357050 |access-date=11 September 2020 |work=BBC News |date=3 February 2020}}</ref>

The [[British poond]] lost 10 per cent o its value in the day follaein.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Allen |first1=Katie |last2=Treanor |first2=Jill |last3=Goodley |first3=Simon |title=Pound slumps to 31-year low following Brexit vote |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/23/british-pound-given-boost-by-projected-remain-win-in-eu-referendum |work=The Guardian |date=24 June 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:European Union]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:2016 in Breetish politics]]
[[Category:2016 in Gibraltar]]
[[Category:2016 in the European Union]]
[[Category:2016 referendums]]
[[Category:Referendums in the Unitit Kinrick]]
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