referendum

"The referendum is the cloud over everything," said Corey Hogan, a Liberal MP from Calgary who invited dozens of his colleagues from across the country to this year's stampede to promote unity.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Farage, who helped persuade Britons to vote to leave the EU during a divisive referendum in 2016, was elected an MP on his eighth attempt during the July 2024 general election.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

They are gathering signatures for a petition to put the ordinance to a citywide referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

In 2016, they were together on the day of the Brexit referendum.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

In order to find out where women actually stood on the issue, in November 1895, Massachusetts conducted a nonbinding referendum.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

State referenda can be difficult to poll, but surveys say Maine on Tuesday might have a couple of squeakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

Berlin, Hamburg and the Ruhr region are also developing bids, with referenda to be held in 2026.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2025

Among the hundreds of referenda passed across the country in the midterm elections, voters in four states approved provisions making slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2022

Following much political wrangling, in 1977 separate Bills were introduced for Wales and Scotland, paving the way for devolution referenda.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022

Suffrage for men and suffrage for women in other lands, with few and minor exceptions, has been granted by parliamentary act and not by referenda.

From Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment by Catt, Carrie Chapman

Speaking of referendums, how about one to eliminate the State of the Union?

From Slate ● Feb. 24, 2026

The passage of three referendums should ease city approval for new housing developments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2025

She said both governments entered into an agreement which committed to hold referendums and they should now start the preparations.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025

"I think that deliberation, whether spread broadly in the schools or before national elections, before referendums, before initiatives, could become part of everyday life."

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2025

On the ballot in November 1867, the men in Kansas faced two referendums, one that deleted the word “white” from the description of voters and a second that deleted the word “male.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling