1970 Upper Voltan constitutional referendum
14 June 1970 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,757,004 | 98.56% |
No | 25,757 | 1.44% |
Valid votes | 1,782,761 | 98.10% |
Invalid or blank votes | 34,580 | 1.90% |
Total votes | 1,817,341 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,351,258 | 77.29% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 14 June 1970. It followed the 1966 military coup, and would restore multi-party democracy. However, the new constitution made the country a presidential republic, with the President able to dissolve the National Assembly and rule by decree. It also allowed coup leader Sangoulé Lamizana to remain President for a further four years.[1] It was approved by 98.56% of voters with a 77.3% turnout.
Results
Choice | Votes | % | |
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For | 1,757,004 | 98.56 | |
Against | 25,757 | 1.44 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 34,580 | – | |
Total | 1,817,341 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 2,351,258 | 77.3 | |
Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |