Lithuanian constitutional referendum, 1996

A constitutional referendum was held in Lithuania on 10 November 1996 alongside the second round of the parliamentary elections.^[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of an amendment to Article 47 of the constitution to add a paragraph allowing EU citizens to buy agricultural land.^[2] Although it was approved by 52% of those voting, voter turnout was only 39.7% and the referendum failed to pass the threshold of 50% of registered voters in favour.^[3]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	447,810	52.0
Against	413,188	48.0
Invalid/blank votes	170,634	–
Total	1,031,623	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,596,662	39.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1201 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Albi, A (2005) EU enlargement and the constitutions of Central and Eastern Europe, p99
3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1211