Border poll
Border polls are referendums that are either about the exact location of a border or whether there should be a particular border at all. They seen as an alternative to war and respecting the right to self determination of the local population, although sometimes there can be disputes as to their fairness and whether it is instead a legitimation of the current regime.[1]
Border Polls held in the aftermath of the First World War
[edit]- 1919 Vorarlberg referendum
- 1920 Carinthian plebiscite
- 1920 Schleswig plebiscites
- 1919 Ålandic status referendum
- 1920 East Prussian plebiscite
- 1935 Saar status referendum
- Sopron plebiscite
- Upper Silesia plebiscite
Other Border Polls
[edit]- 1973 Northern Ireland border poll
- 1915–1916 Church of England border polls
- 1961 British Cameroons referendum
- 2012 North Kosovo referendum
- 2015 La Manga del Cura status referendum
- Abyei status referendum
References
[edit]- ^ "Will there be a border poll? - Institute of Irish Studies - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
