1994 Republika Srpska Contact Group partition plan referendum explained

Date:28 August 1994
Country:Republika Srpska
Yes:32,429
No:936,934
Invalid:5,349
Electorate:1,068,469

A referendum on the Contact Group plan was held in Republika Srpska on 28 August 1994, after the National Assembly had rejected the plan on 8 August.[1] [2] The plan would give 49% of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbs, around a third less than they held at the time.[3] It was rejected by 97% of voters.[1] Following the referendum, Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić said "We will ask for another map... We expect a new conference, new peace efforts."[3] However, the Contact Group (the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) claimed the referendum was a sham.[3]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For32,4293.35
Against936,93496.65
Invalid/blank votes5,349
Total974,712 100
Registered voters/turnout1,068,46991.23
Source: Direct Democracy

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ba011994 Republika Srpska (Bosnien-Herzegowina), 28. August 1994 : Teilungsplan der internationalen Kontaktgruppe
  2. http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/country,,,CHRON,BIH,,469f386dc,0.html Chronology for Serbs in Bosnia
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/08/30/world/bosnian-serbs-in-referendum-reject-peace-plan.html Bosnian Serbs, in Referendum, Reject Peace Plan