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The 1995 Quebec referendum was the second referendum to ask voters in the predominantly French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec whether Quebec should proclaim sovereignty and become an independent country, with the condition precedent of offering a political and economic agreement to Canada.
Two provincial referendums, in 1980 and 1995, rejected proposals for sovereignty, with majorities of 60% in 1980 and only 50.6% in 1995, respectively. Given the narrow federalist victory in 1995, a reference was made by the Chrétien government to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1996 regarding the legality of a unilateral secession of Quebec.
1995 referendum results by constituency. Parizeau promptly advised the Lieutenant Governor to call a new referendum. The 1995 referendum question differed from the 1980 question in that the negotiation of an association with Canada was now optional. The open-ended wording of the question resulted in significant confusion, particularly amongst ...
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October 24 – The James Bay Cree vote 96.3% in favour of their territory remaining part of Canada in the event of Quebec sovereignty. October 27 – A massive rally is held in Montreal by the No side in the referendum. October 30 – The 1995 Quebec referendum is held on sovereignty. The No side narrowly wins.
1995 - October 30: Referendum on Sovereignty with optional partnership offer. The No side narrowly won. Officially though, there have been four, as the 1992 pan-Canadian referendum was organized by the DGEQ in Quebec, whereas Elections Canada organized it in the rest of Canada.
Quebec referendum may refer to one of the two referendums held solely in Quebec: 1980 Quebec referendum, the 1980 plebiscite to grant the Government of Quebec a mandate to negotiate sovereignty-association; 1995 Quebec referendum, the 1995 referendum to allow the Government of Quebec, after offering a partnership to Canada, to declare independence
This saw the PQ win 77 seats and 44% of the vote, on a promise to hold an independence referendum within a year. [23] The following year, Parizeau called the 1995 Quebec referendum proposing negotiations on sovereignty. Again, the sovereigntists lost the vote.