Saar Statute referendum, 1955

Saar Statute referendum, 1955
Volksbefragung über das Europäische Statut für das Saarland
Location	Saar Protectorate
Date	October 23, 1955 (1955-10-23)
Results Votes Of total Yes 201,973 7001322900000000000♠32.29% No 423,434 7001677109999999999♠67.71% Valid votes 625,407 7001975500000000000♠97.55% Invalid or blank votes 15,725 7000245000000000000♠2.45% Total votes 641,132 100.00% Voter turnout 7001967300000000000♠96.73% Electorate 662,839

A referendum on the Saar statute was held in the Saar Protectorate on 23 October 1955.^[1] The statute would make the territory independent under the auspices of a European Commissioner to be appointed by the Council of Ministers of the Western European Union, while remaining in the economic union with France.

Its rejection by voters was taken as an indication that they would rather reunite with West Germany.^[2] So on 27 October 1956 France and West Germany concluded the Saar Treaty establishing that Saarland should be allowed to join West Germany, as provided by its Grundgesetz constitution article 23 and so Saarland did as a state of Germany with effect of 1 January 1957.^[2]

Results

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