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Constitutional referendum held in the Batavian Republic in 1798
A constitutional referendum was held in the
Batavian Republic
in 1798. After
a previous referendum in 1797
resulted in a coup d'etat, a new constitution was written. On 23 April 1798, a referendum was held about the new constitution. Only opponents of the federalists were allowed to vote.
After the referendum, a new coup d'etat was done by the Unitarians, and the constitution became effective in July 1798. The French, who had a big influence in the Batavian Republic, were not satisfied with the 1798 constitution, so a new constitution was written, for which a
referendum in 1801
was organized.
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Results
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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For
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153,913
|
92.99
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Against
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11,597
|
7.01
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Total
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165,510
|
100
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Registered voters/turnout
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400,000
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?
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Source:
Direct Democracy
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