1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum information
1905 Norwegian union dissolution referendum
13 August 1905 (1905-08-13)
Do you approve the "ratified dissolution of the Union"?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
368,208
99.95%
No
184
0.05%
Valid votes
368,392
99.05%
Invalid or blank votes
3,519
0.95%
Total votes
371,911
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
435,376
85.42%
Post card urging people to vote yes to the dissolution of the Union.
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A referendum on dissolving the union with Sweden was held in Norway on 13 August 1905.[1] Dissolving the union, which had been in place since 1814, was approved by almost 100% of voters, with just 184 voting against the proposal out of over 371,000 votes cast.[2]
^Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "unionsoppløsningen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1446 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
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