Dahomeyan constitutional referendum, 1964

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A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 5 January 1964. 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 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92.1% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.[1]

Results

Choice Votes %
Yes966,29299.8
No1,3180.2
Invalid/blank votes619
Total968,229100
Registered voters/turnout1,051,61492.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p89 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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