1999 Italian referendum
# 1999 Italian referendum

An abrogative referendum on the electoral law was held in Italy on 18 April 1999. Voters were asked whether they approved of replacing the mixed-member proportional representation electoral system (in which 75% of seats in Parliament were elected in single-member constituencies and 25% by compensatory proportional representation) with one based solely on single-member constituencies, with the 25% of seats instead allocated to the second-placed in the constituencies with the most votes. The proposal was supported by larger parties, but opposed by smaller ones. Although the proposal was approved by 92% of voters, turnout was only 49.58%, resulting in the referendum being invalidated as the threshold of 50% was not passed.

## Results

| Choice | Choice | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| For | For | 21,161,866 | 91.52 |
| Against | Against | 1,960,022 | 8.48 |
| Total | Total | 23,121,888 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 23,121,888 | 94.58 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,325,633 | 5.42 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 24,447,521 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 49,309,060 | 49.58 |
| Source: Ministry of the Interior ||||
