A second referendum on the Maastricht Treaty was held in Denmark on 18 May 1993.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p525 After rejecting the treaty in a referendum the previous year, this time it was approved by 56.7% of voters with an 86.5% turnout.Maastricht-traktaten & Edinburgh-afgørelsen 18. maj 1993 EU Oplysningen
Background It was the second attempt to ratify the Maastricht Treaty, which could not come into effect unless ratified by all members of the European Union. Thus, the Edinburgh Agreement granted Denmark four exceptions from the Maastricht Treaty, leading to its eventual ratification.
Results ChoiceVotes%For1,930,39156.7Against1,471,91443.3Invalid/blank votes34,635–Total3,436,940100Registered voters/turnout3,974,67286.5Source: Nohlen & Stöver
By county RegionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Copenhagen & Frederiksberg Municipality165,46944.69204,78955.314,239374,497443,44484.45Copenhagen County223,32855.43179,58944.573,601406,518457,93088.77Frederiksborg County135,74059.4692,56540.541,997230,302260,37888.45Roskilde County87,76858.9561,11741.051,311150,196168,52889.12West Zealand County103,91555.4183,62444.591,735189,274220,08486.00Storstrøm County94,82655.0377,49044.971,782174,098201,27886.50Bornholm County15,08653.0213,36646.9841528,86734,81482.92Fyn County172,45456.22134,31743.783,027309,798359,71186.12South Jutland County99,83261.4662,60938.541,715164,156189,62586.57Ribe County86,28461.2554,57738.751,520142,381165,82785.86Vejle County133,24760.7786,02239.232,327221,596256,21386.49Ringkjøbing County114,21066.4257,73333.581,989173,932201,62286.27Århus County230,83557.40171,30342.604,336406,474466,29687.17Viborg County92,49362.7954,81037.211,719149,022174,79185.26North Jutland County174,90455.90138,00344.102,922315,829374,13184.42Source: European Election Database
Aftermath
When the result of the referendum was announced, the outcome and frustrations about the referendum being held only a year after the Danes had rejected the previous treaty led to riots in the Nørrebro area of Copenhagen, during which police shot and wounded at least 11 people "to prevent an injured colleague being stoned to death". These 11 people, not in critical conditions, were subsequently treated for gunshot wounds as a result of the shooting. 90 police officers were injured during the riots.
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