Abolition of mixed-member proportional representation for 25% of the seats in the Chamber of Deputies
Outcome
Proposal failed as voter turnout was below 50%
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
21,161,866
91.52%
No
1,960,022
8.48%
Valid votes
23,121,888
94.58%
Invalid or blank votes
1,325,633
5.42%
Total votes
24,447,521
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
49,309,060
49.58%
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An abrogative referendum on the electoral law was held in Italy on 18 April 1999.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of replacing the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (in which 75% of seats in Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies and 25% by compensatory proportional representation) with one based solely on single-member constituencies, with the 25% of seats instead allocated to the second-placed in the constituencies with the most votes.[2] The proposal was supported by larger parties, but opposed by smaller ones.[2] Although the proposal was approved by 92% of voters, turnout was only 49.58%, resulting in the referendum being invalidated as the threshold of 50% was not passed.[3]
^Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1049 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
^ abSunday referendum in Italy to decide on voting system World Socialist Website, 19 April 1999
^Nohlen & Stöver, p1061
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