1979 Catalan Statute of Autonomy referendum

Catalan autonomy referendum, 1979

25 October 1979
Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia Bill?
Results
Choice Votes % Y Yes 2,327,038 91.91% N No 204,957 8.09% Valid votes 2,531,995 95.91% Invalid or blank votes 107,956 4.09% Total votes 2,639,951 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 4,451,796 59.3%

A Catalan autonomy referendum was held on Thursday, 25 October 1979, to gauge support for either the ratification or repealing of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia. The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia Bill?" (Catalan: "Aprova el Projecte d’estatut d’autonomia de Catalunya?"). The referendum resulted in 91.9% of voters supporting the bill on a turnout of 59.3%.

Results

Summary of the 25 October 1979 referendum results

Question: "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia Bill?"
Choice		Votes	%
	Y Yes	2,327,038	91.91
	N No	204,957	8.09
Total		2,531,995	100.00
Valid votes		2,531,995	95.91
Invalid or blank votes		107,956	4.09
Votes cast / turnout		2,639,951	59.30
Abstentions		1,811,845	40.70
Registered voters		4,451,796
Source: Department for Interior and Institutional Relations

See also

• Basque autonomy referendum, 1979