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A referendum on joining the European Union was held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 June 2003. The proposal was supported by 77.3% of voters, with a turnout of 55.2%. The Czech Republic joined the EU on 1 May 2004.
Opinion polls in the run-up to the referendum showed support for joining from 63% to over 70%, with the highest support among younger, wealthier and better educated people. [1]
The table lists the political parties which were represented in the parliament at the time of the referendum.
| Date | Agency | Yes | No | Undecided |
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| 19–26 May 2003 | CVVM [2] | 63% | 22% | 15% |
| 7–14 April 2003 | CVVM [3] | 58% | 24% | 18% |
| March 2003 | STEM [4] | 51% | 16% | 33% |
| 3–10 March 2003 | CVVM [5] | 59% | 22% | 19% |
| February 2003 | STEM [6] | 50% | 32% | 18% |
| 3–10 February 2003 | CVVM [7] | 59% | 23% | 18% |
| 28 January 2003 | STEM [8] | 47% | 19% | 34% |
| December 2002 | STEM [8] | 48% | 21% | 31% |
| November 2002 | STEM [8] | 48% | 19% | 33% |
| 17–24 October 2002 | CVVM [9] | 47% | 18% | 23% |
| September 2002 | STEM [10] | 43% | 20% | 37% |
| 5–12 June 2002 | CVVM [11] | 42% | 17% | 41% |
| 22–29 April 2002 | CVVM [12] | 40% | 19% | 41% |
| March 2002 | STEM [13] | 46% | 19% | 35% |
| November 2001 | STEM [6] | 47% | 19% | 34% |
| 2–9 May 2001 | STEM [14] | 40% | 22% | 38% |
| 5–12 March 2001 | STEM [15] | 45% | 18% | 37% |
| October 2000 | STEM [16] | 48% | 15% | 37% |
| May 2000 | STEM [16] | 42% | 16% | 42% |
| September 1999 | STEM [16] | 44% | 19% | 39% |
| April 1999 | STEM [16] | 46% | 14% | 40% |
| April 1997 | STEM [16] | 50% | 16% | 34% |
| August 1996 | STEM [16] | 46% | 13% | 41% |
| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 3,446,758 | 77.33 | |
| Against | 1,010,448 | 22.67 | |
| Total | 4,457,206 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 4,457,206 | 97.79 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 100,754 | 2.21 | |
| Total votes | 4,557,960 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,259,525 | 55.18 | |
| Source: Direct Democracy | |||
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