Referendum or popular consultation
Quebec referendum on the Charlottetown agreement, 1992
Quebec voters rejected renewing the Canadian Constitution on the basis of the Charlottetown agreement, by 56.68% to 43.32%.
The vote
- Jurisdiction
- Quebec
- Organising authority
- Directeur général des élections du Québec, under the Referendum Act
- Legal character
- ConsultativeConsultative under Quebec’s Referendum Act; held at the same time as the federal referendum on the same question elsewhere in Canada.[1][2]
- Geographical scope
- Quebec
“Acceptez-vous que la Constitution du Canada soit renouvelée sur la base de l’entente conclue le 28 août 1992?”
“Do you agree that the Constitution of Canada should be renewed on the basis of the agreement reached on August 28, 1992?”
English translation: official.
| Option | Votes | Official % | Calculated % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 1,709,075 | 43.32% | 43.32% |
| No | 2,236,114 | 56.68% | 56.68% |
- Valid votes
- 3,945,189
- Invalid votes
- 87,832
- Blank votes
- Not reported
- Total ballots cast
- Not reported
- Registered electorate
- 4,872,965
- Turnout
- 82.76%official figure
Option percentages are shares of valid ballots. The total of votes cast is misprinted in the source consulted and is therefore left blank here.
What happened
Bill 150 had committed the government to a sovereignty referendum in 1992, but Quebec instead voted, under its own legislation and on the same day as the federal referendum elsewhere, on constitutional renewal based on the Charlottetown agreement.[4][1] No won 56.68% of valid votes.[3]
Sources for this page
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
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Claim: Instead of a sovereignty referendum, Quebec held a referendum on 26 October 1992 on renewing the Canadian Constitution on the basis of the Charlottetown agreement, under its own legislation and on the same day as the federal referendum elsewhere.
- Directeur général des élections du Québec, La consultation populaire au Canada et au Québec (Directeur général des élections du Québec), ISBN 2550354249 link, p. 43. Source record
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Claim: Quebec referendums are consultative and have been governed since 1978 by the Referendum Act.
- Élections Québec, Référendums (Élections Québec) link, page text. Source record
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Claim: In Quebec the No option won 2,236,114 votes (56.68%) and Yes 1,709,075 (43.32%) in 1992, with a turnout of 82.76%.
- Directeur général des élections du Québec, La consultation populaire au Canada et au Québec (Directeur général des élections du Québec), ISBN 2550354249 link, p. 47. Source record The total votes cast is misprinted in the copy consulted; valid and rejected ballot totals are shown separately.
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Claim: After patriation, Quebec’s non-ratification, the failure of the Meech Lake Accord and the Bélanger-Campeau commission, the National Assembly adopted Bill 150 on 20 June 1991, committing the government to a referendum on sovereignty in 1992.
- Directeur général des élections du Québec, La consultation populaire au Canada et au Québec (Directeur général des élections du Québec), ISBN 2550354249 link, p. 43. Source record