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1986 Spanish NATO membership referendum
The Government considers it convenient, for national interests, for Spain to remain in the Atlantic Alliance, and agrees that such permanence be established in the following terms: (1) Non-incorporation into NATO's military structure; (2) Prohibition on the installation, storage or entry of nuclear weapons on Spanish territory; (3) Gradual reduction of the United States' military presence in Spain. In your view, should Spain continue to be a member of the Atlantic Alliance subject to the terms agreed by the national Government?
Date 12 March 1986
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Results
Votes  %
Yes 9,054,509 56.85%
No 6,872,421 43.15%
Valid votes 15,926,930 92.35%
Invalid or blank votes 1,319,522 7.65%
Total votes 17,246,452 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 29,024,494 59.42%
Results by provinces
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  Yes     No
Provincial results map for the referendum

A referendum on the Spanish NATO membership was held in Spain on Wednesday, 12 March 1986. Voters were asked whether they ratified the national Government's proposal for the country remaining a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), which it had joined in 1982.

The question asked was "The Government considers it convenient, for national interests, for Spain to remain in the Atlantic Alliance, and agrees that such permanence be established in the following terms: (1) Non-incorporation into NATO's military structure; (2) Prohibition on the installation, storage or entry of nuclear weapons on Spanish territory; (3) Gradual reduction of the United States' military presence in Spain. Question: In your view, should Spain continue to be a member of the Atlantic Alliance subject to the terms agreed by the national Government?" (Spanish: El Gobierno considera conveniente, para los intereses nacionales, que España permanezca en la Alianza Atlántica, y acuerda que dicha permanencia se establezca en los siguientes términos: 1.º La participación de España en la Alianza Atlántica no incluirá su incorporación a la estructura militar integrada. 2.º Se mantendrá la prohibición de instalar, almacenar o introducir armas nucleares en territorio español. 3.º Se procederá a la reducción progresiva de la presencia militar de los Estados Unidos en España. ¿Considera conveniente para España permanecer en la Alianza Atlántica en los términos acordados por el Gobierno de la Nación?).

The referendum resulted in 56.9% of valid votes in favour of remaining within NATO on a turnout of 59.4%.

Opinion polls

The table below lists voting intention estimates in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The highest percentage figure in each polling survey is displayed with its background shaded in the leading choice's colour. The "Lead" column on the right shows the percentage-point difference between the "Remain" and "Leave" choices in a given poll.

Results

Overall

Question

The Government considers it convenient, for national interests, for Spain to remain in the Atlantic Alliance, and agrees that such permanence be established in the following terms: (1) Non-incorporation into NATO's military structure; (2) Prohibition on the installation, storage or entry of nuclear weapons on Spanish territory; (3) Gradual reduction of the United States' military presence in Spain. In your view, should Spain continue to be a member of the Atlantic Alliance subject to the terms agreed by the national Government?

Results by region

Region Electorate Turnout Yes No
Votes  % Votes  %
Andalusia 4,810,221 61.55 1,868,623 67.38 904,635 32.62
Aragon 952,361 60.17 318,640 61.72 197,608 38.28
Asturias 907,599 56.36 273,074 57.28 203,622 42.72
Balearic Islands 524,710 52.03 151,881 61.11 96,663 38.89
Basque Country 1,644,108 65.41 336,518 32.45 700,539 67.55
Canary Islands 1,003,385 55.39 242,015 46.31 280,639 53.69
Cantabria 402,339 59.64 140,251 63.96 79,031 36.04
Castile and León 2,071,409 56.44 627,633 61.54 392,251 38.46
Castilla–La Mancha 1,283,563 58.30 451,729 68.42 208,484 31.58
Catalonia 4,614,731 62.80 1,263,416 46.28 1,466,639 53.72
Extremadura 823,281 61.96 305,219 65.79 158,723 34.21
Galicia 2,220,686 38.51 465,103 59.10 321,809 40.90
La Rioja 202,523 59.97 69,405 63.92 39,174 36.08
Madrid 3,591,044 60.91 1,135,636 56.77 864,700 43.23
Murcia 723,287 61.39 254,572 62.08 155,469 37.92
Navarre 396,841 62.64 99,815 43.28 130,828 56.72
Valencian Community 2,776,354 66.33 1,027,648 60.73 664,465 39.27
Total 29,024,494 59.42 9,054,509 56.85 6,872,421 43.15
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