1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum

1987 Egyptian electoral reform referendum

12 February 1987 (1987-02-12)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 9,423,384 88.90% No 1,176,054 11.10%

A referendum on electoral reform was held in Egypt on 12 February 1987. The reform would set aside 48 seats for independent candidates at elections. The change in the law had been hastily adopted in December 1986 in order to pre-empt the Constitutional Court ruling that the 1984 elections had been unconstitutional as they had not allowed independent candidates to stand. The changes were approved by 89% of voters, leading to the early dissolution of the People's Assembly and early elections in April.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		9,423,384	88.90
Against		1,176,054	11.10
Total		10,599,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,388,255	–
Source: Nohlen et al.