Referendum on Quebec sovereignty (1995)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:ballotNumber secret ballot
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date 1995-10-30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Referendum on Quebec sovereignty (1995)
gptkbp:impact Led to Clarity Act (2000)
gptkbp:leadingPartyNo gptkb:Quebec_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:leadingPartyYes gptkb:Parti_Québécois
gptkbp:location gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:notableEvent Allegations of irregularities in voting
Controversy over clarity of question
Jacques Parizeau's concession speech
Very narrow margin of victory for No side
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:1995_Quebec_referendum
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Government_of_Quebec
gptkbp:percentageAgainst 50.58%
gptkbp:premierAtTime gptkb:Jacques_Parizeau
gptkbp:previousRelatedReferendum Quebec referendum (1980)
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:Jean_Chrétien
gptkbp:province gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:result No
gptkbp:stateElectorate Canadian citizens residing in Quebec
gptkbp:subject Quebec independence
gptkbp:type Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership?
gptkbp:voterTurnout 93.52%
gptkbp:votingSystem 4,671,008
gptkbp:yes_percentage 49.42%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Histoire_du_Canada_français
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8