Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
1946 Faroese independence referendum
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Choice </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Votes </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > % </th></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Independence </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,660 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 50.73 </td></tr>
<tr> <td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Continued union with Denmark </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5,499 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 49.27 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Invalid/blank votes </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 481 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > – </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Total </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 11,640 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 100 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Registered voters/turnout </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 17,216 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 67.61 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=3 rowspan=1 > Source: Direct Democracy </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
What were the results of the 1946 Faroese independence and independence to Denmark?
Answer:
The 1946 Faroese independence referendum result was 50.73% in favor of independence to 49.27% of Denmark.