Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1963

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A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of the Congo on 8 December 1963. The new constitution created a one-party state and set the presidential term limit at two terms. It was approved by 86% of voters, with a 91.7% turnout.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	419,893	86.1
Against	67,825	13.9
Invalid/blank votes	6,561	–
Total	494,279	100
Registered voters/turnout	539,219	91.7
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in the Republic of the Congo

Presidential elections	1961 1992 2002 2009 2016

Parliamentary elections	1946–47 1952 1957 1959 1963 1973 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 2002 2007 2012

Local elections	1956 1992 2002 2008 2014

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

Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1973 1979 1992 2002 2015

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