Republika Srpska Contact Group partition plan referendum, 1994

A referendum on the Contact Group plan was held in Republika Srpska on 28 August 1994, after the National Assembly had rejected the plan on 8 August. The plan would give 49% of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbs, around a third less than they held at the time. It was rejected by 97% of voters. Following the referendum, Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadžić said "We will ask for another map... We expect a new conference, new peace efforts." However, the Contact Group (the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Germany) claimed the referendum was a sham.

1994 Republika Srpska Contact Group partition plan referendum

28 August 1994
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 32,429 3.35% No 936,934 96.65% Valid votes 969,363 99.45% Invalid or blank votes 5,349 0.55% Total votes 974,712 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,068,469 91.23%

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	32,429	3.35
Against	936,934	96.65
Invalid/blank votes	5,349	–
Total	974,712	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,068,469	91.23
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1. Republika Srpska (Bosnien-Herzegowina), 28. August 1994 : Teilungsplan der internationalen Kontaktgruppe Direct Democracy
2. Chronology for Serbs in Bosnia UNHCR
3. Bosnian Serbs, in Referendum, Reject Peace Plan New York Times, 30 August 1994