Question

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted by referendum to leave the European Union. What differences existed between this country and others? How did those differences lead to Brexit?

Answer 1

The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU). The result would then be facilitated through the European Union Referendum Act 2015 and also the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. The referendum resulted in 51.9% of the votes cast being in favor of leaving the EU. Although the referendum was legally non-binding, the government of the time promised to implement the result.

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