Latvian Riga Cathedral referendum, 1931

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A referendum on the transfer of Riga Cathedral to the Lutheran Church was held in Latvia on 5 and 6 September 1931.^[1] Following a 1923 referendum the Lutheran Church had been forced to share the cathedral with the Roman Catholic Church.^[2] The referendum was passed by a large margin, and despite a voter turnout of only 32%, the government decided to proceed with the legislation.^[3] The outcome of the referendum led to an increase in the popularity of civic parties in the parliamentary elections in October.^[3]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	380,714	97.87
Against	8,267	2.13
Invalid/blank votes	1,179	–
Total	390,160	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,217,914	32.03
Source: Direct Democracy

References

↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1122 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Hiden, J (2004) Defender of minorities: Paul Schiemann, 1876-1944, p92
1 2 Nohlen & Stöver, p1135

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