1936 Galician Statute of Autonomy referendum explained

Do you approve of the draft Statute of Autonomy of Galicia?
Country:Galicia
Yes:993,351
No:6,161
Total:1,000,963
Electorate:1,343,155

A referendum on the approval of the Galician Statute of Autonomy was held in Galicia on Saturday, 4 July 1936. Voters were asked whether they ratified a proposed draft Statute of Autonomy Galicia. Article 12 of the Spanish Constitution of 1931 allowed for Spanish provinces to be organized into "autonomous regions", provided that a regional Statute was proposed by a majority of the provinces' municipalities comprising at least two-thirds of the provincial population and that two-thirds majority of all those eligible to vote accepted the draft Statute.[1]

The referendum resulted in 99.4% of valid votes in support of the draft Statute on a turnout of 74.5%, representing 74.0% of the electorate. However, the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War prevented the draft Statute from being submitted to the Spanish Cortes for its final approval.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Spanish Constitution of 1931 . . Spanish . 9 December 1931 . 1 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Galicia (Spain), 4 July 1936: Autonomy Statute . German . Direct Democracy . 4 July 1936 . 1 September 2019.