WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).

Detailed explanation-2: -Of the three UK-wide referendums to date, the 1975 referendum was post-legislative as the UK had joined the European Communities (EC) in 1973, whereas the 2011 and 2016 referendums were both pre-legislative.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) held a referendum to answer the question: “Should the UK remain a member of the EU, or leave the EU?” By a margin of 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU)-commonly referred to as ‘Brexit’.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 24 June 2016, the recorded result was that the UK voted to leave the European Union by 51.89% for Leave to 48.11% for Remain, a small margin of 3.78%. This corresponded to 17, 410, 742 votes to leave and 16, 141, 241 to remain, a margin of 1, 269, 501 votes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British government led by David Cameron held a referendum on the issue in 2016; the electorate decided by a 3.8% majority to favour leaving the European Union.