In this article we draw on aggregate-level data to conduct an initial exploration of the 2016 referendum vote. First, we find that turnout was generally higher in more pro-Leave areas. Second, we find that public support for Leave closely mapped past support for UKIP. And third, we find ...
On June 23 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum for the people to decide whether they wanted to remain in the European Union, or preferred to exit (Brexit). It was the highest turnout for a UK-wide vote since the General Election back in 1992, and the nation held its breath un...
ReferendumBrexitBehavioural/Behavioral sciencePolitical psychologyNobel Prize winner Richard Thaler was among those who expected Remain to win the EU referendum. Yet on 23 June 2016, a majority in the UK voted to Leave by a margin of 52-48%. A study of over 450 Leave voters, based on the ...
Of the 33.57 million people who voted in the referendum, 17.4 million voted to leave and 16.1 million voted to remain. This represented quite a high turnout of 72.2 percent, the highest voter turnout in a UK-wide election since the 1992 General Election. Does the UK regret Brexit in ...
United Kingdom - The “Brexit” referendum: On December 2, 2015, in the wake of the attacks by Islamist terrorists in Paris on November 13, the House of Commons authorized air strikes by the British military on ISIL targets in Syria. The vote on the meas
The Referendum The Leave side won the June 2016 referendum with 51.9% of the ballot, or 17.4 million votes, while Remain received 48.1% or 16.1 million votes. Voter turnout was 72.2%. The results were tallied on a U.K.-wide basis, but the overall figures conceal stark regional differences...
November 2016 UK businesses face a post-Brexit hedging headache, as FX protection purchased before the referendum is now running out for many companies. The cost of renewing it has subsequently sky rocketed. Banking: CEOs call for regulatory harmony, time to digest change ...
Brexit Quick Facts A referendum - a vote in which everyone (or nearly everyone) of voting age can take part - was held on Thursday 23 June, 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union. Leave won by 51.9% to 48.1%. The referendum turnout was 71.8%, ...
(2017, section 3.1) for a discussion of the aggregate voting and turnout patterns in the 2016 referendum. Table 1. Summary statistics. VariablesNmeansdminmax Dependent variable: Should the UK leave the EU 13,136 0.422 0.494 0 1 Individual variables: Sex = Male 13,136 0.454 0.498 0 1...
The British Exit, or Brexit, is a term established to refer to the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union after a referendum was held on June 23, 2016. Brexit’s results greatly influenced global markets and the British pound, and prompted changes in the establishment and fo...