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1971 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum

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1971 Liechtenstein women's suffrage referendum

28 February 1971

Referendum on the introduction of women's suffrage
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 1,816 48.91%
No 1,897 51.09%
Valid votes 3,713 98.62%
Invalid or blank votes 52 1.38%
Total votes 3,765 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,383 85.9%

A referendum on the introduction of women's suffrage was held in Liechtenstein on 28 February 1971.[1] Voting was restricted to men, and resulted in a majority against its introduction. Voter turnout was 85.6%.[2] Following the referendum, some women demonstrated in Vaduz and other towns, booing male pedestrians and carrying signs bearing the slogan "Men of Liechtenstein: Where's your virility".[3]

Results

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Choice Votes %
For 1,816 48.9
Against 1,897 51.1
Invalid/blank votes 52
Total 3,765 100
Registered voters/turnout 4,383 85.9
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1173 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Liechtenstein: a modern history p147
  3. ^ "LIECHTENSTEIN: Keeping Up with Kuwait". Time. 15 March 1971. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2020.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)