1980 Egyptian constitutional referendum
Appearance
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
Outcome | Shura Council created | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Member State of the African Union |
Constitution (history) |
Political parties (former) |
Egypt portal |
A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 22 May 1980.[1] The amendments would create the Shura Council, an upper house for the country's Parliament, and were approved by 99% of voters.[2]
Results
[edit]Choice | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
For | 10,339,055 | 98.96 | |
Against | 108,657 | 1.04 | |
Total | 10,447,712 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 10,447,712 | 99.81 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 19,730 | 0.19 | |
Total votes | 10,467,442 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 12,038,462 | 86.95 | |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References
[edit]- ^ Establishment Egyptian State Information Service
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2