A referendum on the reform of the Catalan Statute of Autonomy was held in
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
on Sunday, 18 June 2006. Voters were asked whether they ratified a statutory amendment which effectively approved a new
Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia
The Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006 () provides Catalonia's basic institutional regulations under the Spanish Constitution of 1978. It defines the rights and obligations of the citizens of Catalonia, the political institutions of the Ca ...
. The draft Statute had been submitted to the consideration of the Spanish
Cortes Generales
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The Congress of Deputies meets in the Palacio de las Cortes, ...
earlier in the year, where it had been approved in both the
Congress of Deputies
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Congress has ...
on 30 March (with a 189–154 result) and in the
Spanish Senate
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on 10 May (with a 128–125 result).
The question asked was "Do you approve of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia Bill?" (). The referendum resulted in 78.1% of valid votes in support of the bill on a turnout of 48.9%, and resulted in the approval of a new Statute of Autonomy replacing the
1979 Statute, which received
royal assent
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on 19 July and was published in the
Official State Gazette
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on 20 July 2006.
Results
Results by province
See also
*
2007 Andalusian Statute of Autonomy referendum
References
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Referendums in Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationalities and regions of Spain, nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia of 2006, Statute of Autonomy. Most of its territory (except the Val d'Aran) is situate ...
June 2006 in Spain