Dahomeyan constitutional referendum, 1964

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A constitutional referendum was held in Dahomey (now Benin) on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92.1% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	966,292	99.8
No	1,318	0.2
Invalid/blank votes	619	-
Total	968,229	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p89 ISBN 0198296452