Sentence examples for a plebiscite held from inspiring English sources

A majority of voters (56 percent) supported the proposal in a plebiscite held in 1982.

This status was confirmed (despite Ewe opposition) by a plebiscite held in October under French auspices.

ONE of the little-noticed results of the Nov. 6 elections was a plebiscite held in Puerto Rico on the island's relationship with the United States.

Then, in a plebiscite held on Sunday in Colombia, a majority of voters rejected the peace deal, by a margin of sixty-three thoutand ballofs outhirteen millionllion cast.

Following a plebiscite held under UN auspices on May 9 , 1956 the British trust territory of Togoland was on December 13 incorporated into the Gold Coast (although in the southern districts of Ho and Kpandu the Ewe vote showed a two-to-one majority in favour of continued British trusteeship).

Political activity remained illegal until 1988, when the country voted in a presidential referendum to choose between granting Mr Pinochet another eight years at the helm or electing a new president and a democratic Congress.Concertación gains power in 1989In a plebiscite held on October 5th 1988, 54.7% of the electorate voted for a return to democracy.

In the plebiscite held in Upper Silesia on March 20 , 1921 an overall majority voted to remain with Germany.

In the plebiscite held in 1920, Flensburg voted to remain in Germany.

A plebiscite was held to decide whether Nunavut should have the world's first system of two-member constituencies in which the seats would be split evenly between men and women.

"They understood that I was moving ahead with a referendum and they agreed with it," said Papandreou, adding that if a plebiscite been held at the time it would have removed the uncertainty that has come to haunt Greece and Europe.

Fayṣal was nominated to the Iraqi throne with the provision that a plebiscite be held to confirm the nomination.