1998 Danish Amsterdam Treaty referendum

1998 Danish Amsterdam Treaty referendum Denmark 28 May 1998 Ratification of the Treaty of Amsterdam by Denmark 1647692 1342595 56494 3996333 Folkeafstemning 1998 - Opstillingskredse.svg Results by nomination district and constituency Yes: #B6C8D9 50–55% #7D9CBB 55–60% #47729E 60–65% #28497C 65–70% #28497C 70%+No: #DEDEBD 50–55% #BCBC83 55–60% A referendum on the Amsterdam Treaty was held in Denmark on 28 May 1998.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 978-3-8329-5609-7 It was approved by 55.1% of voters with a turnout of 76.2%.Results https://web.archive.org/web/20081029024214/http://www.eu-oplysningen.dk/dkeu/dk/afstemninger/afstemning/1998/ 2008-10-29 EU Oplysningen da The treaty subsequently came into effect on 1 May 1999. Background The Danish parties and lists recommended voting as follows:Recommendations European Commission da For: Social Democrats, Social Liberal Party, Conservative People's Party, Centre Democrats, Christian Democrats (although members were free to vote as they wish) and Liberals Against: Socialist People's Party, June Movement, People's Movement against the EU, Danish People's Party, Progress Party and the Red-Green Alliance Results ChoiceVotes%For1,647,69255.1Against1,342,59544.9Invalid/blank votes56,494–Total3,046,781100Registered voters/turnout3,996,33376.2Source: Nohlen & Stöver By County RegionForAgainstElectorate Votes Copenhagen & Frederiksberg Municipality 158,900164,191444,557330,925Copenhagen County 190,788159,972450,398356,344Frederiksborg County119,89788,414267,409211,610Roskilde County74,83059,554171,719 136,565West Zealand County86,28580,025222,245169,045 Storstrøm County 79,37473,517 200,520155,609Bornholm County 13,06811,59034,241 25,251Fyn County148,186119,884359,586273,332South Jutland County 82,21262,315 189,032146,954Ribe County 70,53250,830 166,102123,695Vejle County 108,046 84,118 259,947 195,559Ringkjøbing County92,01358,040 202,723 153,211Århus County153,211156,532 475,999365,687Viborg County76,34252,030 175,791131,104North Jutland County145,523121,583 376,064 271,890Source: European Election DatabaseApril 2026 medicmedic References Category:History of the European Union Category:Referendums in Denmark Denmark Category:1990s in Danish politics Category:1998 in Denmark Category:1998 in international relations Category:1998 in the European Union Category:Referendums related to the European Union Category:May 1998 in Europe