| 1981 Besmenian CCA membership referendum |
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Results
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Votes
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%
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 Yes
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37,122,159
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7001745500000000000♠74.55%
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 No
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12,673,425
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7001254500000000000♠25.45%
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| Valid votes
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49,795,584
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7001998000000000000♠99.80%
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| Invalid or blank votes
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99,791
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6999200000000000000♠0.20%
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| Total votes
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49,895,375
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100.00%
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| Registered voters/turnout
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50,563,777
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7001986800000000000♠98.68%
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| Source: |
The 1981 Besmenian CCA membership referendum was a referendum that took place on April 19, 1981. The voters were asked here whether Besmenia should join the Coalition of Crown Albatross. With 74.55%, the majority voted for a Besmenian membership in the CCA. Besmenia joined the CCA on November 1, 1981, after the Federal Chamber passed the acession treaty on September 14 and the Federal Senate approved it on September 18.
After the creation of the CCA, debates arose in the late 1970s about whether Besmenia should join the organization. The government under Prime Minister Robert Gleitzmann declined to join. The Free Besmenian Citizen's Party under Martin Beiter endorsed membership and included it on the manifesto for the 1980 federal election. After the victory of the FBBP and the inauguration of Beiter as Prime Minister, the possibility of joining the CCA now appeared to be given. On May 9, 1994, President Tom Freiberger ordered a referendum on April 19, 1981 to join the CCA. The Besmenian Republican Party, BVP party leader Robert Gleitzmann and smaller groups on the left and right spoke out against joining the CCA.
