Moroccan constitutional referendum, 1992

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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 4 September 1992.^[1] The amended constitution increased the number of seats in the Parliament from 306 to 333, with the number of directly elected seats rising from 204 to 222. It also allowed the Prime Minister to appoint the rest of the cabinet, and for legislation to be promulgated a month after being passed by the Parliament, regardless of whether the monarch had given assent.^[2] The changes were approved by 99.96% of voters, with 100% voting in favour in major cities and three of the four provinces in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 97.29%.^[3][4] Fresh elections were held the following year.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	11,461,470	99.96
Against	4,844	0.04
Invalid/blank votes	17,309	-
Total	11,483,623	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (French)
2. ^ ^{a b} Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2 p2952
3. ^ Entelis JP Islam, democracy, and the state in North Africa p31
4. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p633 ISBN 0198296452