1961 Turkish constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 9 July 1961. Following the coup d'état the previous year, a new constitution was drawn up to replace the one from 1924. It was approved by 62% of voters, with an 81% turnout.[1]
Results
[edit]| Choice | Votes | % | |
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| For | 6,348,092 | 61.74 | |
| Against | 3,933,944 | 38.26 | |
| Total | 10,282,036 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 10,282,036 | 99.62 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 39,075 | 0.38 | |
| Total votes | 10,321,111 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 12,747,901 | 80.96 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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