September 1982 Guamanian status referendum
4 September 1982 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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US commonwealth | 17,348 | 72.82% |
US statehood | 6,476 | 27.18% |
Valid votes | 23,824 | 91.32% |
Invalid or blank votes | 2,265 | 8.68% |
Total votes | 26,089 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 32,055 | 81.39% |
Politics of Guam |
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A referendum on the territory's status was held in Guam on 4 September 1982.[1] It was held after a referendum in January had resulted in none of the options presented to voters receiving a majority in favour.[2] This time only two options, becoming a US commonwealth or a US state, were offered to voters, with 73% voting in favour of the former.[1] However, the territory has still not achieved commonwealth status.
Results
Choice | Votes | % | |
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US commonwealth | 17,348 | 72.82 | |
US state | 6,476 | 27.18 | |
Total | 23,824 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 23,824 | 91.32 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,265 | 8.68 | |
Total votes | 26,089 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 32,055 | 81.39 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
- ^ a b Guam (USA), 4 September 1982: Status Direct Democracy (in German)
- ^ Guam (USA), 30 January 1982: Status Direct Democracy (in German)