Sopron plebiscite

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The Sopron area plebiscite took place on 14-16 December 1921. In the plebiscite, the residents of an area of 257 km2, comprising Sopron and eight surrounding settlements, voted on whether to remain in Hungary or to join Austria. After World War I, that was the only plebiscite concerning disputed borders on territory of the former Kingdom of Hungary that was permitted by the Entente.[1]

Sopron Plebiscite, British, French and Italian officers arrive to control the voting districts and oversee the polling stations on 14 December, 1921
Ballot paper with the seal of the Entente commission

Participant settlements[]

The following settlements participated in the plebiscite. The Hungarian names are given, with their German counterparts in brackets:

Results[]

26,879 people were eligible to vote in the plebiscite. 24,063 of them voted. 15,534 voted for Hungary, while 8,227 voted for Austria. 502 ballots were invalid.

18,904 residents of Sopron had the right to vote in the plebiscite. (At the time of the plebiscite Sopron had 37,509 residents.) Here, with a turnout of 89.2%, a large majority (72.7%) voted for Hungary. However, in the 8 villages, the support for Austria was greater, with 5 villages voting for Austria. Only Nagycenk, Fertőboz and Kópháza voted for Hungary.

Settlement Eligible
voters 		Total votes Invalid For Austria % For Hungary %
Sopron / Brennbergbánya 18,994 17,298 351 4,620 27.2 12,327 72.8
Ágfalva 1,148 848 18 682 82.2 148 17.8
Harka 668 581 9 517 90.4 55 9.6
Fertőboz 349 342 11 74 22.3 257 77.7
Kópháza 948 813 30 243 30.0 550 70.0
Fertőrákos 1,525 1,370 33 812 60.7 525 39.3
Sopronbánfalva 1,538 1,177 35 925 81.0 217 19.0
Balf 668 595 17 349 60.4 229 39.6
Nagycenk 1,041 1,039 8 5 0.5 1,026 99.5
Total[2] 26,879 24,063 512 8,227 34.9 15,334 65.1

References[]

  1. ^ Irredentist and National Questions in Central Europe, 1913-1939: Hungary, 2v, Volume 5, Part 1 of Irredentist and National Questions in Central Europe, 1913-1939 Seeds of conflict. Kraus Reprint. 1973. p. 69.
  2. ^ Zahlen nach: Oskar Helmer: 40 Jahre Burgenland. Ein Land wählt die Freiheit. Wiener Volksbuchhandlung, Wien 1961, S. 50.
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