Norwegian referendum on monarchy
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The Norwegian referendum on monarchy was a 1905 national vote in which Norwegians chose to retain a constitutional monarchy rather than establish a republic following the dissolution of the union with Sweden.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national referendum
ⓘ
political event ⓘ referendum ⓘ |
| acceptedOption | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| category |
1905 in Norway
ⓘ
1905 referendums ⓘ Monarchy referendums ⓘ Referendums in Norway ⓘ |
| cause | dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| date | 1905-11-12 ⓘ |
| day | 12 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | popular vote ⓘ |
| electorate | male voters only ⓘ |
| followedBy | accession of Haakon VII of Norway ⓘ |
| follows | dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden ⓘ |
| governmentTypeConfirmed | constitutional monarchy GENERATED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| language | Norwegian ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding referendum ⓘ |
| location | Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| month | November ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Norwegian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norwegian independence process of 1905 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| percentageForMonarchy | about 78.9 percent ⓘ |
| percentageForRepublic | about 21.1 percent ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum ⓘ |
| precedes | election of Prince Carl of Denmark as King of Norway ⓘ |
| question | Should Norway remain a monarchy or become a republic? ⓘ |
| rejectedOption | republic ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Haakon VII of Norway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norwegian independence in 1905 ⓘ Prince Carl of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden ⓘ |
| result | Norway chose to remain a constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| significance | confirmed Norway as a constitutional monarchy after independence from Sweden ⓘ |
| topic |
form of government
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ republic ⓘ |
| turnout | about 79 percent ⓘ |
| votesForMonarchy | about 259563 ⓘ |
| votesForRepublic | about 69164 ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| year | 1905 ⓘ |
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