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1944 icelandic constitutional referendum wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 results 2 aftermath 3 see also 4 references toggle the table of contents 1944 icelandic constitutional referendum 18 languages беларуская тарашкевіца беларуская čeština dansk deutsch español suomi français bahasa indonesia italiano lietuvių nederlands polski русский simple english svenska українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export 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municipalities sveitarfélög localities kaupstaðir foreign relations diplomatic missions of iceland in iceland iceland and the european union cod wars 1950s 1970s iceland portal other countries v t e a constitutional referendum was held in iceland between 20 and 23 may 1944 1 the 1918 danish icelandic act of union declared iceland to be a sovereign state separate from denmark but maintained the two countries in a personal union with the king of denmark also being the king of iceland in the two part referendum voters were asked whether the union with denmark should be abolished and whether to adopt a new republican constitution both measures were approved each with more than 98 of valid votes in favour including invalid ballots voter turnout was 98 overall 2 and 100 in two constituencies seyðisfjörður and vestur skaftafjellssýsla 3 results edit question for against invalid blank total votes registered voters turnout result votes votes abolition of the act of union 71 122 99 47 377 0 53 1 559 73 058 74 272 98 37 approved new constitution 69 435 98 51 1 051 1 49 2 572 approved source nohlen stöver aftermath edit this section does not cite any sources please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources unsourced material may be challenged and removed november 2012 learn how and when to remove this message the union with denmark was dissolved on 17 june 1944 the republican celebration was held at þingvellir on 17 june 1944 at 13 30 prime minister björn þórðarson set the celebrations going after which a religious ceremony was held the icelandic flag was raised and the members of the parliament rose from their seats as church bells rang all declared unilaterally that iceland would henceforth be a republic the members of parliament then chose sveinn björnsson as the first president sveinn had been regent of iceland and the king s representative during the war years he was the only president not elected directly by the people of iceland see also edit iceland during world war ii references edit dieter nohlen philip stöver 2010 elections in europe a data handbook p961 isbn 978 3 8329 5609 7 nohlen stöver p967 guðmundur hálfdanarson 2001 íslenska þjóðríkið uppruni og endamörk p 139 v t e elections and referendums in iceland parliamentary elections 1844 1852 1858 1864 1869 1874 1880 1886 1892 1894 1900 1902 1903 1908 1911 1914 1916 aug 1916 oct 1919 1922 1923 1926 1927 1930 1931 1933 1934 1937 1942 jul 1942 oct 1946 1949 1953 1956 1959 jun 1959 oct 1963 1967 1971 1974 1978 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2009 2013 2016 2017 2021 2024 next presidential elections 1944 1945 1949 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 municipal elections 1930 1934 1938 1942 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 referendums 1908 1916 1918 1933 1944 2010 2011 2012 2026 constitutional assembly 2010 this icelandic elections related 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