Iranian Islamic Republic referendum, March 1979

Iranian Islamic Republic referendum, March 1979
Results Votes % Yes 20,147,855 99.31% No 140,996 0.69% Valid votes 20,288,851 99.26% Invalid or blank votes 151,257 0.74% Total votes 20,440,108 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 98%
Source: Nohlen et al.

A referendum on creating an Islamic Republic was held in Iran on 30 and 31 March 1979.^[1] The referendum asked "Islamic Republic: Yes or no?".^[2] Although some groups objected to the wording and choice and boycotted the referendum,^[3] it was approved by 99% of voters.

Following this victory, the 1906 constitution was declared invalid and a new constitution for an Islamic state was created and ratified by a referendum in December 1979. The new constitution consisted primarily of the ideas Khomeini presented in his work Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	20,147,855	99.3
Against	140,996	0.7
Invalid/blank votes	151,257	0.74
Total	20,440,108	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

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Ballot paper for 1979 referendum

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  Yes

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  NO

References & notes

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p72 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Duality by Design: The Iranian Electoral System By Yasmin Alem
3. Women and the Political Process in Twentieth-Century Iran By Parvin Paidar, p.226