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1987 New Caledonian independence referendum

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Field	Value
date	13 September 1987
country	France
title	Do you want New Caledonia to gain independence or remain within the French Republic?
next_year	[2018](2018-new-caledonian-independence-referendum)
yes_text	Remain with France
no_text	Independence
yes	48,611
no	842
invalid	797
electorate	85,022

An independence referendum was held in New Caledonia on 13 September 1987. Voters were given the choice of remaining part of France or becoming independent. The referendum was boycotted by independence movements. Only 1.7% voted in favour of independence.

Background

By a vote of 325 to 249, the French Parliament passed a law on 15 April 1984 on holding an independence referendum in New Caledonia. Although former French president François Mitterrand had promised short-term residents of the territory would not be able to vote, they were enfranchised for the referendum.

Results

Voters were asked "Do you wish New Caledonia to remain in the French Republic, or do you wish it to become independent?"

Choice	Votes	%
France	48,611	98.30
Independence	842	1.70
Invalid/blank votes	797	–
Total	50,250	100
Registered voters/turnout	85,022	59.10
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=nc011987)

References

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Independence movements including the [[Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front]] boycotted the referendum in protest at the franchise requirements, which made the indigenous population a minority.Alexandra Remond (2017) [https://era.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/29506/Remond2018.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Questioned sovereignties: Independence referendums and secession in a comparative perspective]
As a result of claimed failures to respect the rights of the indigenous population, the [[United Nations]] [[Special Committee on Decolonization]] did not send observers.[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/09/12/Voter-boycott-expected-in-New-Caledonia-elections/4233558417600/ Voter boycott expected in New Caledonia elections] UPI, 12 September 1982

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