A referendum on joining the European Union was held in the Czech Republic on 13 and 14 June 2003. The proposal was supported by 77.3% of voters, with a turnout of 55.2%. The Czech Republic joined the EU on 1 May 2004.
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Do you agree with the Czech Republic becoming a member state of the European Union in accordance with the Treaty on the Accession of the Czech Republic to the European Union? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opinion polls in the run-up to the referendum showed support for joining from 63% to over 70%, with the highest support among younger, wealthier and better educated people.[1]
The table lists the political parties which were represented in the parliament at the time of the referendum.
Date | Agency | Yes | No | Undecided |
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19–26 May 2003 | CVVM[2] | 63% | 22% | 15% |
7–14 April 2003 | CVVM[3] | 58% | 24% | 18% |
March 2003 | STEM[4] | 51% | 16% | 33% |
3–10 March 2003 | CVVM[5] | 59% | 22% | 19% |
February 2003 | STEM[6] | 50% | 32% | 18% |
3–10 February 2003 | CVVM[7] | 59% | 23% | 18% |
28 January 2003 | STEM[8] | 47% | 19% | 34% |
December 2002 | STEM[8] | 48% | 21% | 31% |
November 2002 | STEM[8] | 48% | 19% | 33% |
17–24 October 2002 | CVVM[9] | 47% | 18% | 23% |
September 2002 | STEM[10] | 43% | 20% | 37% |
5–12 June 2002 | CVVM[11] | 42% | 17% | 41% |
22–29 April 2002 | CVVM[12] | 40% | 19% | 41% |
March 2002 | STEM[13] | 46% | 19% | 35% |
November 2001 | STEM[6] | 47% | 19% | 34% |
2–9 May 2001 | STEM[14] | 40% | 22% | 38% |
5–12 March 2001 | STEM[15] | 45% | 18% | 37% |
October 2000 | STEM[16] | 48% | 15% | 37% |
May 2000 | STEM[16] | 42% | 16% | 42% |
September 1999 | STEM[16] | 44% | 19% | 39% |
April 1999 | STEM[16] | 46% | 14% | 40% |
April 1997 | STEM[16] | 50% | 16% | 34% |
August 1996 | STEM[16] | 46% | 13% | 41% |
Choice | Votes | % | |
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For | 3,446,758 | 77.33 | |
Against | 1,010,448 | 22.67 | |
Total | 4,457,206 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 4,457,206 | 97.79 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 100,754 | 2.21 | |
Total votes | 4,557,960 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,259,525 | 55.18 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |