1977 Nevis independence referendum

1977 08 18 y Nevis 4,193 14 13 An unofficial independence referendum was held in Nevis on 18 August 1977.Nevis (St Kitts and Nevis), 18 August 1977: Separation from St Kitts Direct Democracy en de It was organised by the Nevis Reformation Party and sought for the island of Nevis to separate from St Kitts prior to independence and remain within the British Empire as a separate Crown colony, similar to Anguilla, which had seceded from Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla in 1967. Although 99.66% voting in favour, the result was declared invalid by the national government. Results 4193 14 13 Direct Democracy Aftermath The constitution proclaimed at the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1983 contained Article 113, giving Nevis the right to unilaterally secede if a referendum resulted in a two-thirds majority. A 1998 referendum resulted in 62% voting in favour of independence, but required a two-thirds majority in favour and did not succeed.Corbett Jack Sovereignty 2023-05-09 Statehood à la Carte in the Caribbean and the Pacific 35–78 https://academic.oup.com/book/46081/chapter/404582653 2024-08-16 1 Oxford University PressOxford en 10.1093/oso/9780192864246.003.0002 978-0-19-286424-6 subscription References Nevis Category:1977 in Saint Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla Category:Referendums in Saint Kitts and Nevis Category:Separatism in Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results