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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union which took place on 23 June 2016
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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

Summary

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is a referendum[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum won the leave[3].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's instance of is recorded as referendum[5].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's main regulatory text is recorded as European Union Referendum Act 2015[6].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum followed United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum[7].
  • The location of 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum was United Kingdom[8].
  • The location of 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum was Gibraltar[9].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's Commons category is recorded as 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum[10].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum occurred on June 23, 2016[11].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum[12].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's main subject is Brexit[13].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United Kingdom[14].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's votes received is recorded as {'amount': '+17410742'}[15].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's votes received is recorded as {'amount': '+16141241'}[16].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's facet of is recorded as Brexit[17].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's topic has template is recorded as Template:United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016[18].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': "Ha de romandre el Regne Unit com a membre de la Unió Europea o ha d'abandonar la Unió Europea?"}[19].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?'}[20].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's immediate cause of is recorded as aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum[21].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's immediate cause of is recorded as international reactions to the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum[22].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's total valid votes is recorded as {'amount': '+33551983'}[23].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's electorate is recorded as {'amount': '+46501241'}[24].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's eligible voters is recorded as {'amount': '+46500001'}[25].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's ballots cast is recorded as {'amount': '+33577342'}[26].
  • 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's number of spoilt votes is recorded as {'amount': '+25359'}[27].

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When and Where

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum took place on June 23, 2016[11]. Recorded location include United Kingdom[8] and Gibraltar[9]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum's instance of is recorded as referendum[5]. It followed United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum[7].

Why It Matters

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What awards did 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum receive?

Honors received include leave[3].

Related Entities

David Cameron Gibraltar United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . TheGuardian.com. Retrieved . theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved . electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved . electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BBC News Online. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved . electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved . electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved . electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . electoralcommission.org.uk. electoralcommission.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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