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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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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