List of monarchy referendums

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Monarchy referendums are referendums on the establishment, abolition, or restoration of monarchy or on the rules of succession.

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Referendums on the establishment, abolition, or restoration of a monarchy

CountryReferendumDateResultFor republic [%]For monarchy [%]Turnout [%]CommentsNotes
Albania 1997 Albanian monarchy referendum 29 June 1997republic retained66.733.371.64Legitimacy of the results have been called into question by the House of Zogu. [1] [2]
Australia 1999 Australian republic referendum 6 November 1999monarchy retained45.1354.8795.1 [3]
Brazil 1993 Brazilian constitutional referendum 21 April 1993republic retained86.613.484.3 [4]
Bulgaria 1946 Bulgarian republic referendum 8 September 1946monarchy abolished95.64.491.7 [5]
The Gambia 1965 Gambian republic referendum 24 November 1965monarchy retained65.8534.1560.46Required 2/3 majority [6]
The Gambia 1970 Gambian republic referendum April 1970monarchy abolished70.4529.5590.1 [7]
Greece 1920 Greek referendum 22 November 1920monarchy restored-- Constantine I returned to the throne [8]
Greece 1924 Greek republic referendum 13 April 1924monarchy abolished69.9830.02On 25 March 1924 the Second Hellenic Republic was proclaimed [9]
Greece 1935 Greek monarchy referendum 3 November 1935monarchy restored2.197.9the referendum is viewed as having not been free or fair. [10] [11] [12]
Greece 1946 Greek referendum 1 September 1946monarchy retained31.668.486.6 [13]
Greece 1973 Greek republic referendum 29 July 1973monarchy abolished78.621.475.0 [14]
Greece 1974 Greek republic referendum 8 December 1974republic retained69.230.875.6The Junta had already staged a plebiscite held on 29 July 1973, which resulted in the establishment of the Republic. However, after the fall of the military regime, the new government, under Constantine Karamanlis, decided to hold another one, as Junta legal acts were considered illegal. [15]
Iceland 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum between 20 and 23 May 1944monarchy abolished98.51.598.4 [16]
Iran March 1979 Iranian Islamic Republic referendum 30 and 31 March 1979monarchy abolished99.30.798 [17]
Italy 1946 Italian institutional referendum 2 June 1946monarchy abolished52.347.789.1 [18]
Luxembourg 1919 Luxembourg referendum 28 September 1919monarchy retained19.780.372.1 [19]
Maldives 1952 Maldivian constitutional referendum 17 and 18 April 1952monarchy abolished964 [20]
Maldives 1953 Maldivian constitutional referendum August 1953monarchy restored2.098.0the 2nd referendum was held after [21]
Maldives 1968 Maldivian constitutional referendum 15 March 1968monarchy abolished81.2318.7793.35 [22]
Mexico 1863 Mexican emperor referendum 4 December 1863monarchy restored010074.76 Second Mexican Empire was created; Archduke Maximilian of Austria installed as Maximilian I of Mexico [23]
Norway 1905 Norwegian monarchy referendum 12 and 13 November 1905monarchy retained21.0678.9475.3 [24]
Rhodesia 1969 Rhodesian constitutional referendum 20 June 1969monarchy abolished81.0118.9980.97 [25]
Rwanda 1961 Rwandan monarchy referendum 25 September 1961monarchy abolished79.8520.1595.31 [26]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2009 Vincentian constitutional referendum 25 November 2009monarchy retained43.7155.2953.48 [27]
Kingdom of Sikkim 1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum 14 April 1975monarchy abolished97.552.4563.02Sikkim was annexed by India a month later. [28]
South Africa 1960 South African republic referendum 5 October 1960monarchy abolished52.2947.7190.77 [29]
Spain 1947 Spanish law of succession referendum 6 July 1947monarchy restored4.995.188.6It was a referendum with no democratic guarantees, carried out by a totalitarian state. It appointed Francisco Franco, the current Dictator, as head of state for life until Franco's death or resignation, but also granted him the power to appoint his successor as King or Regent of the Kingdom and thereby formally establish a new Kingdom of Spain. [30]
Tuvalu 1986 Tuvaluan constitutional referendum February 1986monarchy retained5.1490.75
Tuvalu 2008 Tuvaluan constitutional referendum 30 April 2008monarchy retained35.0264.98 [31]
Vietnam 1955 State of Vietnam referendum 23 October 1955republic retained98.911.09108.42 [32]

Referendums to choose or confirm a new monarch or to change the rules of succession

CountryReferendumDateQuestionResultVote breakdownTurnout [%]Comments
Belgium 1950 Belgian monarchy referendum 12 March 1950Whether King Leopold III should return, have his royal powers and duties restored and the regency of Prince Charles, Count of Flanders be terminatedKing Leopold III returned, with powers and duties restored57.68% in favor, 42.32% opposed92.92King Leopold III gave up his powers and duties in August 1950, making his eldest son Baudouin, regent. Leopold III later abdicated in July 1951, in favour of Baudouin. [33]
Denmark 2009 Danish Act of Succession referendum 7 June 2009Whether male-preference primogeniture should be abolished in determining succession to the Danish throne and replaced with absolute primogeniture Absolute primogeniture adopted85.3% in favour, 14.6% opposed58.32 [34] [35]
Greece 1862 Greek head of state referendum 19 November 1862Who if anyone should succeed Otto as King of the Hellenes after his deposition Prince Alfred of the United Kingdom should be installed as the new monarch-Prince Alfred declined the Greek throne due to pressure from the British government and from his mother, Queen Victoria; Prince William of Denmark was later installed as George I of Greece [36] [37]
Romania 1866 Romanian prince referendum 20 April 1866Whether Prince Prince Karl Ludwig of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen should be installed as Domnitor of Romania after the ouster of Alexandru Ioan Cuza Prince Karl Ludwig confirmed99.97% in favor, 0.03% opposed84.60Prince Karl Ludwig was immediately installed as Domnitor Carol I. His status was elevated to that of King in 1881.

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