Referendum on Quebec Sovereignty 1980

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf referendum
gptkbp:aftermath Continued sovereignty movement
gptkbp:campaigns No campaign
Yes campaign
gptkbp:commanded Should_Quebec_become_sovereign?
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:Chief_Electoral_Officer_of_Quebec
gptkbp:context gptkb:Quebec_nationalism
gptkbp:controversy Sovereignty vs. federalism
gptkbp:culturalImpact Strengthened_Quebec_identity
gptkbp:date 1980-05-20
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Parti_Québécois
gptkbp:economicImpact Potential economic consequences
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:Elections_Quebec
Yes/No
Pre-referendum polls
gptkbp:followedBy Increased political activism
Referendum_on_Quebec_Sovereignty_1995
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-1976 election
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Sovereignty vs. unity
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pivotal_moment_in_Canadian_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Referendum on Quebec Sovereignty 1980
gptkbp:impact Increased_discussions_on_Quebec's_status
gptkbp:influencedBy Quiet Revolution
Federal_policies
gptkbp:internationalCooperation Mixed
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:René_Lévesque
gptkb:Robert_Bourassa
gptkb:Jacques_Parizeau
Claude_Ryan
gptkbp:legalStatus Provincial referendum
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Extensive
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Quebec
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party
gptkb:New_Democratic_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party_of_Quebec
gptkb:Parti_Québécois
59.56% against
gptkbp:publicAccess Divided
Intense
High engagement
gptkbp:relatedEvent 1995 Quebec referendum
1976 Quebec general election
gptkbp:result No
gptkbp:significance First referendum on Quebec sovereignty
gptkbp:social_media Social division
gptkbp:voterTurnout Simple majority
18 years and older
85.6%