United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum

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Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:affectedArea	gptkb:Gibraltar gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Brexit_referendum
gptkbp:ballotPaperColour	white
gptkbp:ballotPaperLanguage	gptkb:Welsh English Gaelic
gptkbp:ballotPapersRejected	26,033
gptkbp:campaignGroup	gptkb:Britain_Stronger_in_Europe gptkb:Vote_Leave
gptkbp:consequence	gptkb:Resignation_of_David_Cameron gptkb:Triggering_of_Article_50 Start of Brexit process
gptkbp:dateHeld	2016-06-23
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
gptkbp:impact	UK withdrawal from the European Union economic uncertainty political division in the UK rise in hate crimes constitutional debates in Scotland and Northern Ireland
gptkbp:leavePercentage	51.9%
gptkbp:legalStatus	non-binding
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:European_Union_Referendum_Act_2015
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage	gptkb:BBC gptkb:Financial_Times gptkb:ITV gptkb:The_Guardian gptkb:The_Independent gptkb:The_Sun gptkb:The_Times gptkb:Sky_News gptkb:The_Telegraph gptkb:The_Daily_Mail
gptkbp:notableFigure	gptkb:Boris_Johnson gptkb:David_Cameron gptkb:Michael_Gove gptkb:Nigel_Farage gptkb:Nicola_Sturgeon gptkb:Theresa_May gptkb:Jo_Cox Jeremy Corbyn
gptkbp:organizedBy	gptkb:UK_Government
gptkbp:oversees	gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:European_Communities_membership_referendum,_1975
gptkbp:referendumType	advisory
gptkbp:relatedTo	Brexit
gptkbp:remainPercentage	48.1%
gptkbp:result	Leave
gptkbp:stateElectorate	46,500,001
gptkbp:type	Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
gptkbp:voterTurnout	72.2%
gptkbp:votesToLeave	17,410,742
gptkbp:votesToRemain	16,141,241
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:2016_EU_referendum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5