| Should the legislative resolution of the National Council of 7 July 1978 on the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Austria (commissioning of the Zwentendorf nuclear power plant) become law? | |
| Date: | 5 November 1978 |
| Country: | Austria |
| Yes: | 1,576,709 |
| No: | 1,606,777 |
| Invalid: | 75,996 |
| Electorate: | 5,083,779 |
| Map: | Zwentendorf Volksabstimmung 1978.svg |
| Map Size: | 250 |
A referendum on the use of nuclear power was held in Austria on 5 November 1978.[1] [2] Voters were asked whether they approved a law allowing the peaceful use of nuclear power, particularly relating to the start-up of the Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant. Voters narrowly rejected it, with 50.5% voting against. As a result, although the Power Plant was finished, it never operated and has been repurposed for various projects over the years.[3]
Voter turnout was 64%.[4]
| State | Choice | Valid votes | For | Against | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||||||||
| Burgenland | 187,879 | 124,384 | 74,377 | 59.8 | 50,007 | 40.2 | ||||||||
| Carinthia | 355,219 | 217,911 | 117,481 | 54.1 | 100,070 | 45.9 | ||||||||
| Lower Austria | 964,048 | 672,154 | 341,831 | 50.8 | 330,323 | 49.2 | ||||||||
| Upper Austria | 809,904 | 537,965 | 254,337 | 47.3 | 282,628 | 52.3 | ||||||||
| Salzburg | 277,141 | 165,523 | 71,576 | 43.2 | 93,947 | 56.8 | ||||||||
| Styria | 793,746 | 452,423 | 238,851 | 52.8 | 213,572 | 47.2 | ||||||||
| Tirol | 355,164 | 156,160 | 53,357 | 34.2 | 102,803 | 65.8 | ||||||||
| Vorarlberg | 169,065 | 126,779 | 19,731 | 15.6 | 107,048 | 84.4 | ||||||||
| Vienna | 1,171,613 | 730,187 | 404,808 | 55.4 | 325,379 | 44.6 | ||||||||
| style=text-align:left | Total! | style=text-align:right | 5,083,779 ! | style=text-align:right | 3,183,486 ! | style=text-align:right | 1,576,709 ! | style=text-align:right | 49.5 ! | class=hintergrundfarbe7 style=text-align:right | 1,606,777 ! | class=hintergrundfarbe7 style=text-align:right | 50.5 | |