Cameroonian constitutional referendum, 1960

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A constitutional referendum was held in Cameroon on 21 February 1960. The new constitution would make the country a federal presidential republic with a unicameral federal parliament.^[1] It was passed by 60% of voters with a 75.5% turnout.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	797,498	60.03
Against	531,075	39.97
Invalid/blank votes	9,605	–
Total	1,338,178	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,771,969	75.5
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Cameroon African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Cameroon

Presidential elections	1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011

Parliamentary elections	1964 1970 1973 1978 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013

Pre-union elections	French Cameroon: 1946 (Mar) 1946 (Dec) 1952 1956 1960 British Cameroons: 1954 1957 1959 1961

French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1957

Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1960 (French) 1961 (British) 1972

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