A five-part referendum was held in Italy on 17 May 1981.[1] The proposals included repealing laws on public order, life sentences, gun licences, abortion. All were rejected by voters, with no proposal receiving more than 32% of the vote.[2]
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Two referendums were held on the new Law 194, which had legalized the abortion. The first referendum was called by the Radical Party, which asked more liberalization abolishing all the remaining limits to the free choice of the women. The second was called by Christian Democracy and the Catholic Church and its related movements for life, trying to restore the ban on abortion.
Speaking about the first referendum, Italian voters had to say yes if they wanted to abolish all the limits to abortion, or no if they want to maintain it. The referendum had a turnout of 79.4%.
| Rejecting abortion limits 3,588,995 (11.6%) |
Confirming abortion limits 27,395,909 (88.4%) |
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Speaking about the second referendum, Italian voters had to say yes if they wanted to abolish abortion, or no if they want to defend it. The referendum had a turnout of 79.4%.
| Rejecting abortion 10,119,797 (32.0%) |
Confirming abortion 21,505,323 (68.0%) |
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Although both referendums were rejected, and the percentages of support of the catholic question was higher than the percentages of the radical one, the combined result of the two votes was generally seen as a victory of the Radical Party, which won at least one referendum in a country generally considered highly influenced by the Vatican City.
A third referendum was held on repealing the Reale Law, which had been the subject of a referendum in 1978. The referendum was called by the Radical Party, but was only partially supported by the Italian Socialist Party.
Italian voters had to say yes if they wanted to abolish the law about the police powers, or no if they want to defend it. The referendum had a turnout of 79.4%.
| Rejecting police powers 4,636,809 (14.9%) |
Confirming police powers 26,524,667 (85.1%) |
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The referendum was rejected by the Italian electors, following the positions of all the parties of the so-called Constitutional Arch.
A fourth referendum was called by the Radical Party asking voters to reject life imprisonment as the highest level of punishment for crimes.
Italian voters had to say yes if they wanted to abolish life imprisonment, or no if they want to maintain it. The referendum had a turnout of 79.4%.
| Rejecting life imprisonment 7,114,719 (22.6%) |
Confirming life imprisonment 24,330,954 (77.4%) |
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The referendum was rejected by Italian electors, which considered life imprisonment as a limit for crimes.
The last referendum was called by the Radical Party asking voters to repeal the law on licences to guns, allowing the police to give weaopons to some high-risking citizens, thereby banning all citizens from owning guns.
Italian voters had to say yes if they wanted to abolish these licences, or no if they want to defend it. The referendum had a turnout of 79.4%.
| Rejecting gun licence 4,423,426 (14.1%) |
Confirming gun licence 26,995,173 (85.9%) |
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Source: Italian Minister of Interior [1]
The referendum was rejected by the Italian electors, which considered a necessity for some citizens to hold guns.
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