Moroccan constitutional referendum, 1970

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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 24 July 1970.^[1] The new constitution replaced that approved by referendum in 1962, but suspended by King Hassan II in 1965 (when Parliament was also dissolved) following riots in Casablanca. It was approved by 98.8% of voters, with a 93.2% turnout.^[2] Following its approval, fresh elections were held on 21 August.^[3]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	4,424,393	98.8
Against	55,342	1.2
Invalid/blank votes	36,008	−
Total	4,515,743	100
Registered voters/turnout	4,847,310	93.2
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (French)
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p632 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Morocco Inter-Parliamentary Union

Elections and referendums in Morocco

General elections	1947 1951 1956 1963 1970 1977 1984 1993 1997 2002 2007 2011 2016

Referendums	1962 1970 1972 1980 (23 May) 1980 (30 May) 1984 1989 1992 1995 1996 2011

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