Moroccan constitutional referendum, 1962

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A referendum on a new constitution was held in Morocco on 7 December 1962. It was the first national-level vote in the country, and only the second election ever following local elections in 1960. Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces, voter turnout was 84.2%, with 97% voting in favour of the new constitution.^[1] The first parliamentary elections took place the following year.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,733,816	97.0
Against	113,199	3.0
Invalid/blank votes	72,720	-
Total	3,919,737	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p632 ISBN 0198296452