On June 23, 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum. Approximately 33.56 million people took part in the vote, with 17.4 million people voting to Leave, and 16.1 million voting to Remain, a difference of around 1.27 million votes. As a percentage of votes this meant that Leave had a slight majority of 51.9 percent, to Remain's 48.1 percent.
Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast
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The Electoral Commission. (June 23, 2016). Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/
The Electoral Commission. "Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast." Chart. June 23, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/
The Electoral Commission. (2016). Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/
The Electoral Commission. "Results of The Brexit Referendum on June 23, 2016, by Number of Votes Cast." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Jun 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/
The Electoral Commission, Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Results of the Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016, by number of votes cast [Graph], The Electoral Commission, June 23, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/570124/eu-referendum-results-number-of-voters/