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 are seen as both an alternative to war and a means of respecting the right to self determination for the local population, although there can sometimes be disputes regarding their fairness and whether they instead legitimise the current regime.[1]
Border polls held in the aftermath of the First World War
- 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
- 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
- ^ "Will there be a border poll? - Institute of Irish Studies - University of Liverpool". www.liverpool.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-01.