1993 Danish Maastricht Treaty referendum

none 1993 Danish Maastricht Treaty referendum 18 May 1993 Denmark Denmark 1930391 1471914 34635 3974672 Folkeafstemning 1993 - Opstillingskredse.svg Results by nomination district and constituencyYes: #B6C8D9 50–55% #7D9CBB 55–60% #47729E 60–65% #28497C 65–70% #28497C 70%+No: #DEDEBD 50–55% #BCBC83 55–60% #8B8B54 60–65% A second referendum on the Maastricht Treaty was held in Denmark on 18 May 1993.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 978-3-8329-5609-7 After rejecting the treaty in a referendum the previous year, this time it was approved by 56.7% of voters with an 86.5% turnout.Maastricht-traktaten & Edinburgh-afgørelsen 18. maj 1993 EU Oplysningen da Background It was the second attempt to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, which could not come into effect unless ratified by all members of the European Union. Thus, the Edinburgh Agreement granted Denmark four exceptions from the Maastricht Treaty, leading to its eventual ratification. Results ChoiceVotes%For1,930,39156.7Against1,471,91443.3Invalid/blank votes34,635–Total3,436,940100Registered voters/turnout3,974,67286.5Source: Nohlen & Stöver By county RegionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Copenhagen & Frederiksberg Municipality165,46944.69204,78955.314,239374,497443,44484.45Copenhagen County223,32855.43179,58944.573,601406,518457,93088.77Frederiksborg County135,74059.4692,56540.541,997230,302260,37888.45Roskilde County87,76858.9561,11741.051,311150,196168,52889.12West Zealand County103,91555.4183,62444.591,735189,274220,08486.00Storstrøm County94,82655.0377,49044.971,782174,098201,27886.50Bornholm County15,08653.0213,36646.9841528,86734,81482.92Fyn County172,45456.22134,31743.783,027309,798359,71186.12South Jutland County99,83261.4662,60938.541,715164,156189,62586.57Ribe County86,28461.2554,57738.751,520142,381165,82785.86Vejle County133,24760.7786,02239.232,327221,596256,21386.49Ringkjøbing County114,21066.4257,73333.581,989173,932201,62286.27Århus County230,83557.40171,30342.604,336406,474466,29687.17Viborg County92,49362.7954,81037.211,719149,022174,79185.26North Jutland County174,90455.90138,00344.102,922315,829374,13184.42Source: European Election DatabaseApril 2026 medicmedic Aftermath When the result of the referendum was announced, the outcome and frustrations about the referendum being held only a year after the Danes had rejected the previous treaty led to riots in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen, during which police shot and wounded at least 11 people "to prevent an injured colleague being stoned to death". These 11 people, not in critical conditions, were subsequently treated for gunshot wounds as a result of the shooting.https://www.theguardian.com/world/1993/may/20/eu.politics Police shoot 11 in Copenhagen as anti-Maastricht demonstrators riot after the result John Carvel 20 May 1993 The Guardian 15 August 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180126192700/https://www.theguardian.com/world/1993/may/20/eu.politics 26 January 2018 live 90 police officers were injured during the riots.August 2018 References Category:History of the European Union Category:Referendums in Denmark Denmark Category:1993 in Denmark Category:1990s in Danish politics Category:1993 in international relations Category:1993 in the European Union Category:Denmark and the European Union Category:Referendums related to the European Union Category:May 1993 in Europe Category:Treaty on European Union