1968 Dahomeyan constitutional referendum
31 March 1968 (1968-03-31) |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 847,212 | 92.21% |
No | 71,617 | 7.79% |
Valid votes | 918,829 | 99.65% |
Invalid or blank votes | 3,221 | 0.35% |
Total votes | 922,050 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,126,155 | 81.88% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 31 March 1968. As with the 1964 referendum, the main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 92.2% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 81.8% of the 1,126,155 registered voters.[1]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 847,212 | 92.2 |
No | 71,617 | 7.8 |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,221 | – |
Total | 922,050 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,126,155 | 82.6 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p89 ISBN 0-19-829645-2