South-West African Turnhalle Plan referendum, 1977

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A referendum on the Turnhalle plan was held in South-West Africa on 18 May 1977.^[1] In the Whites-only referendum,^[2] the draft constitution was approved by 94.69% of voters.^[1] However, following pressure from the United Nations Security Council, the constitution was never enacted.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	30,329	94.69
Against		5.31
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total		100
Eligible voters/turnout	51,975	64.90
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 Südwestafrika (Namibia), 18. Mai 1977: Turnhalle-Plan für die Unabhängigkeit [South West Africa, 18 May 1977: Turnhalle plan for independence] Direct Democracy (German)
1 2 The Long Road to Independence Vantaa

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