Dahomeyan constitutional referendum, 1968

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A constitutional referendum was held in Dahomey (now Benin) on 31 March 1968. As with the 1964 referendum, 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 92.2% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 81.8% of the 1,126,155 registered voters.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	847,212	92.2
No	71,617	7.8
Invalid/blank votes	3,221	-
Total	922,050	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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