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2003 referendum held in Poland
2003 Polish European Union membership referendum
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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Yes
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13,514,872
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77.45%
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No
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3,935,655
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22.55%
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Valid votes
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17,450,527
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99.28%
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Invalid or blank votes
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126,187
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0.72%
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Total votes
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17,576,714
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100.00%
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Registered voters/turnout
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29,864,969
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58.85%
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Percentage of the
Yes
votes in the countries of voters abroad
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A referendum on joining the
European Union
was held in
Poland
on 7 and 8 June 2003.
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The proposal was approved by 77.6% of voters. Poland subsequently
joined the European Union
that year following the ratification of the
Treaty of Accession 2003
. The country's first
European Parliament elections
were held in 2004.
Question
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Do you approve of the Republic of Poland's accession to the European Union?
Party policies
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The governing
Democratic Left Alliance
and its junior coalition partner, the
Labour Union
, strongly campaigned for joining the EU. The biggest opposition party, the
Civic Platform
, was also strongly supportive of joining the EU. The agrarian
Polish People's Party
gave its support to the "Yes" campaign after its demands for the government were met in regards to farmers. The conservative
Law and Justice
party was openly critical of the EU's social agenda but ultimately supported joining the EU on economic grounds. The radical agrarian
Self-Defence of the Republic of Poland
was strongly Eurosceptic since its foundation but ultimately stayed neutral during the campaign. The far-right
League of Polish Families
was the only party in the Sejm which supported the "No" campaign.
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- Note: The table lists the political parties which were represented in the
Sejm
at the time of the referendum.
Results
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Choice
| Votes
| %
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For
| 13,514,872
| 77.45
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Against
| 3,935,655
| 22.55
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Total
| 17,450,527
| 100.00
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Valid votes
| 17,450,527
| 99.28
|
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Invalid/blank votes
| 126,187
| 0.72
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Total votes
| 17,576,714
| 100.00
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Registered voters/turnout
| 29,864,969
| 58.85
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Source: Nohlen & Stover
[1]
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References
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