▁was ▁significantly ▁smaller ▁than ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁" Yes " ▁side ▁was ▁the ▁choice ▁of ▁French ▁speak ers ▁by ▁an ▁estimated ▁majority ▁of ▁about ▁ 6 0 %. ▁Ang lo ph ones ▁and ▁allo ph ones ▁( th ose ▁who ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁English ▁or ▁French ▁as ▁a ▁first ▁language ) ▁voted ▁" No " ▁by ▁a ▁margin ▁of ▁ 9 5 %. ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁majority ▁" Yes " ▁vote ▁in ▁ 8 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 5 ▁National ▁Assembly ▁rid ings . ▁The ▁" Yes " ▁side ▁was ▁strong est ▁in ▁S ag uen ay – L ac - Saint - Jean , ▁the ▁G asp é , ▁the ▁Centre - du - Qu ébec , ▁and ▁generally ▁the ▁sub ur bs ▁of ▁Quebec ▁City ▁and ▁Montreal . ▁While ▁there ▁was ▁disappoint ment ▁in ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁Montreal ▁and ▁the ▁Beau ce , ▁Quebec ▁City ' s ▁soft ▁support ▁for ▁" Yes " ▁was ▁the ▁greatest ▁surprise ▁for ▁the ▁" Yes " ▁side . ▁This ▁prompt ed ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁provincial ▁civil ▁servants ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁a ▁" Yes " ▁would ▁bring , ▁especially ▁after ▁Par ize au ▁had ▁promised ▁to ▁integrate ▁disp la ced ▁Federal ▁civil ▁servants ▁in ▁a ▁so ver eign ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁The ▁heavily ▁populated ▁West ▁Island ▁rid ings ▁of ▁Montreal , ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁ang lo phone ▁population , ▁voted ▁" No " ▁by ▁marg ins ▁e cli ps ing ▁ 8 0