Somali constitutional referendum, 1961

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A constitutional referendum was held in Somalia on 20 June 1961 to vote on the new constitution for the country created the previous year by the union of British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland. It was approved by 90.56% of voters.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,756,216	90.58
Against	183,000	9.44
Invalid/blank votes	9,132	−
Total	1,948,348	100
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Somalia

Presidential elections	1986

Parliamentary elections	1964 1969 1979 1984 next

Pre-unification	Italian Somaliland: 1954 1956 1958 1959 British Somaliland: 1959 1960

Referendums	1961 1979

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