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.

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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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Union crisis of 1905 significantEvent Norwegian referendum on monarchy