Moroccan constitutional referendum, 1970

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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 24 July 1970.^[1] The new constitition replaced that approved by referendum in 1962, but suspended by King Hassan II in 1965 (when Parliament was also dissolved) following riots in Casablanca. It was approved by 98.8% of voters, with a 93.2% turnout.^[2] Following its approval, fresh elections were held on 21 August.^[3]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	4,424,393	98.8
Against	55,342	1.2
Invalid/blank votes	36,008	-
Total	4,515,743	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (French)
2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p632 ISBN 0198296452
3. ^ Morocco Inter-Parliamentary Union