ðə ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm vˈoʊt ˌɔn twˈɛnti ˈeɪt fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi dˈɪd səksˈiːd ɪn ɡˈeɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˈæbsəlˌuːt mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl vˈoʊɾɚz ɪnðə pɹəpˈoʊzd ɹˈiːdʒən, ænd ɪn ˈɔːl pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɛksˈɛpt fɔːɹ ɔlmˈɪɹiə, wˌɛɹ ɪt fˈɛl dʒˈʌst ʃˈɔːɹt əvə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv ˈɔːl "ˈɛlɪdʒəbəl vˈoʊɾɚz".
The referendum vote on 28 February 1980 did succeed in gaining the absolute majority of eligible voters in the proposed region, and in all provinces except for Almería, where it fell just short of a majority of all "eligible voters".