2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

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The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum was a nationwide vote in which UK citizens decided to leave the EU, triggering the political process known as Brexit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf European Union–related referendum ⓘ
United Kingdom political event ⓘ
referendum ⓘ
aftermath resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Brexit referendum ⓘ
EU referendum ⓘ
article50NotificationDate 2017-03-29 ⓘ
articleInvoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union ⓘ
campaignPeriodStart 2016-04-15 ⓘ
campaignRegulator Electoral Commission ⓘ
chancellorAtTime George Osborne ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
date 2016-06-23 ⓘ
electorateDescription registered voters in the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and certain UK citizens abroad ⓘ
electorateSize 46500124 ⓘ
franchiseExcludes most UK citizens living abroad for more than 15 years ⓘ
franchiseIncludes British citizens resident in Gibraltar ⓘ
British citizens resident in the UK ⓘ
Irish citizens resident in the UK ⓘ
qualifying Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK ⓘ
homeSecretaryAtTime Theresa May ⓘ
leaveCampaignDesignation Vote Leave ⓘ
leavePercentage 51.9 ⓘ
ledTo United Kingdom notification of intention to withdraw from the European Union under Article 50 ⓘ
legalBasis European Union Referendum Act 2015 ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Gibraltar ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
mediaNickname Brexit vote ⓘ
option1 Remain a member of the European Union ⓘ
option2 Leave the European Union ⓘ
organisedBy UK government ⓘ
partOf history of Brexit ⓘ
precededBy 1975 United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum ⓘ
primeMinisterAtTime David Cameron ⓘ
proposedBy David Cameron ⓘ
question Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? ⓘ
remainCampaignDesignation Britain Stronger in Europe ⓘ
remainPercentage 48.1 ⓘ
result majority voted to leave the European Union ⓘ
subject United Kingdom membership of the European Union ⓘ
succeededByAsPrimeMinister Theresa May ⓘ
supervisedBy Electoral Commission ⓘ
triggeredProcess Brexit ⓘ
turnoutDescription turnout was about 72 percent of eligible voters ⓘ
turnoutPercentage 72.2 ⓘ
typeOfVote advisory referendum in UK constitutional practice ⓘ
votesForLeave 17410742 ⓘ
votesForRemain 16141241 ⓘ
year 2016 ⓘ

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UK Parliament 2015–2017 → notableEvent → 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
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Brexit: The Uncivil War → basedOnEvent → 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
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The Retreat of Western Liberalism → mentionsEvent → Brexit referendum ⓘ
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Campaign Director of Vote Leave → campaign → 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
First May ministry → formedAfter → 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum ⓘ
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Government of David Cameron → organizedEvent → United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 ⓘ
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