European Union Referendum 2016

This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper analyses the results of the referendum on EU membership held on 23 June 2016.

Contents:
1. The referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU
2. Results
3. Characteristics associated with votes for Leave and Remain
4. Turnout
5. Opinion polls
6. Timeline of key events
7. Previous referendums
8. Data tables

See also the Related url hyperlink to a report from the House of Lords Library published on 30 June 2016: Leaving the EU: Parliament's Role in the Process.

• Primary Source

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: Oral statement to Parliament: PM Commons statement on the European Council: 29 June 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/oral-statement-to-parliament-pm-commons-statement-on-the-european-council-29-june-2016/

ESO: Background information: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results/

UK: Parliament: House of Lords: Library: Library Note, 30 June 2016: Leaving the EU: Parliament's Role in the Process http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2016-0034/LLN-2016-0034.pdf

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