A referendum on creating administrative regions was held in Portugal on 8 November 1998.[1] Two proposals were put to voters, the first on implementing the regions, and the second specifically asking whether voters approved of the new region for their area. The proposals were rejected by wide margins by voters.[2]
The major parties in Portugal at the time listed with their political positioning and their official answer to the referendum question:
| Choice | Original slogan | English translation | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | « Sim, por Portugal. » « A união faz a força. » | "Yes, for Portugal" "Unity is strength." | [3] | ||
| No | « Vota Não à regionalização. » « Não e Não. » | "Vote No to regionalization" "No and No." | [4] | ||
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank | Total votes | Registered voters | Turnout | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
| Do you agree with implementing administrative region? | 1,453,749 | 36.48 | 2,530,802 | 63.52 | 172,976 | 4,157,527 | 8,640,026 | 48.12 | |
| Do you agree with concretely implementing the administrative region for the area where you live? | 1,386,718 | 36.07 | 2,457,604 | 63.93 | 121,531 | 3,965,853 | 8,243,030 | 48.11 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver, STAPE | |||||||||