Greenberg secession referendum, 1978

Greenberg secession referendumSaturday, 9 July 1978	Greenberg secession referendumSaturday, 9 July 1978	Greenberg secession referendumSaturday, 9 July 1978	Greenberg secession referendumSaturday, 9 July 1978	Greenberg secession referendumSaturday, 9 July 1978
Should Greenberg separate from Sierra and become a prefecture of Enderron?
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Results 	Results 	Results 	Results 	Results
 	 	Votes 	% 	
Yes 	Yes 	21,154 	58.35% 	
No 	No 	15,100 	41.65% 	
Valid votes 	Valid votes 	36,254 	99.27% 	
Invalid or blank votes 	Invalid or blank votes 	267 	0.73% 	
Total votes 	Total votes 	36,521 	100.00% 	
Registered voters/turnout 	Registered voters/turnout 	39,953 	91.41% 	
A referendum was held on Saturday 9 July 1978 in the Greenberg Region of Sierra, Enderron to decide whether the region should secede from Sierra and become a prefecture of Enderron.
The Greenberg Region, long regarded as a culturally distinct and geographically isolated region of Sierra, had seen a growing secessionist movement since the 1960s, with the movement becoming mainstream by the early 1970s. Calls for a referendum were largely ignored by the federal Social Democratic government of the day, led by Prime Minister Calvin Rhinehart. The Enderron National Party, established in 1977, incorporated Greenberg secessionism into its founding platform and became the most prominent entity supporting the movement. Amidst growing pressure, the federal government and Sierra prefectural government agreed to hold a referendum to settle the issue.
The proposal for prefecturehood was supported with a significant majority, with more than 58 percent voting in favour. The three northern counties (Campbell, Harding and Northport) separated from the rest of Sierra and became the prefecture of Greenberg on 28 October 1979, a day now celebrated as Greenberg Day.
==Campaign==
===Party positions===
Position	Political parties	Political parties
Yes 	width="2%" 	National
Yes 	 	New Democratic
No 	 	Social Democrats
No 	 	United
==Results==
===Overall result===
Greenberg Secession Referendum	Greenberg Secession Referendum	Greenberg Secession Referendum
Choice 	Votes 	%
Yes 	21,154 	58.35
No 	15,100 	41.65
Valid votes 	36,254 	99.27
Invalid or blank votes 	267 	0.73
Total votes 	36,521 	100.00
Registered voters and turnout 	39,953 	91.41
 Overall referendum results (excluding invalid votes)
Yes: 21,154 (58.4%)	No: 15,100 (41.6%)	 	
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===County breakdown===
Breakdown of voting by county
County 	Registered	Yes 	Yes 	No 	No 	Invalid	Turnout (%)
County 	Registered	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Invalid	Turnout (%)
Campbell 	27,253 	14,178	55.51	11,364	44.49	186 	93.72
Harding 	7,459 	4,120 	64.26	2,291 	35.74	36 	85.96
Northport	5,241 	2,856 	62.52	1,712 	37.48	45 	87.16
Total 	39,953 	21,154	58.35	15,100	41.65	267 	91.41
===Analysis of results===
All three counties returned strong "Yes" majorities; the "Yes" vote ranged from 55.51 percent in Campbell County to 64.26 percent in Harding County. The highest "Yes" votes came from the rural eastern interior parts of Harding County and the town of Northport, while the strongest "No"-voting areas were around the Van Buren urban area and communities near the border with Longshan.