1975 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands status referendum

none October 2026 October 2026 A referendum on the future status of the islands was held in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands on 8 July 1975. Voters were offered six options: Independence Commonwealth Free Association Statehood To retain the current status Another status In Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap (later to become the Federated States of Micronesia) option one (independence) received the highest number of votes in favour (59.1%), whilst Free Association (58.0%) and the present status (59.0%) also received majorities in favour.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p639 0-19-924959-8 Voter turnout was 52.6%. In the Marshall Islands option five was the only option to be approved, with 77% voting in favour, although voter turnout was only 35.2%.Nohlen et al., p693 In Palau only options three (68% in favour) and five (78% in favour) were approved. Results Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap ChoiceForAgainstInvalid/blank votesTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Independence6,91259.14,77840.95,84917,53933,32952.6Commonwealth7149.27,01590.89,81017,53933,32952.6Free Association5,75958.04,16442.07,61617,53933,32952.6Statehood5456.57,80793.59,18717,53933,32952.6Current status6,54359.04,54941.06,44717,53933,32952.6Another status421.62,54698.414,95117,53933,32952.6Source: Nohlen et al. Marshall Islands ChoiceForAgainstInvalid/blank votesTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Independence1195.22,17594.89433,2379,20335.2Commonwealth40915.12,30084.95283,2379,20335.2Free Association82630.01,92670.04853,2379,20335.2Statehood1998.02,30292.07363,2379,20335.2Current status2,31777.168722.92333,2379,20335.2Another status1296.02,01194.01,0973,2379,20335.2Source: Nohlen et al. Palau ChoiceForAgainstInvalid/blank votesTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Independence45534.3786965.631,1622,4865,88842.22Commonwealth17115.8990584.111,4102,4865,88842.22Free Association1,12068.0452631.968402,4865,88842.22Statehood18317.2288082.781,4232,4865,88842.22Current status1,28877.6837022.321,6582,4865,88842.22Another status384.8075495.201,6942,4865,88842.22Source: Direct Democracy References Trust Territory Category:1975 in the Marshall Islands Category:1975 in Palau Category:1975 in the Federated States of Micronesia Category:Referendums in the Federated States of Micronesia Category:Referendums in the Marshall Islands Category:Referendums in Palau Category:Independence referendums Category:Multiple-choice referendums Category:July 1975 in Oceania