Date: | 7 December 1962 |
Country: | Morocco |
Yes: | 3,733,816 |
No: | 113,199 |
Invalid: | 32,722 |
Electorate: | 4,654,955 |
A referendum on a new constitution was held in Morocco on 7 December 1962. It was the first national-level vote in the country, and only the second election ever following local elections in 1960. Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces, voter turnout was 84.2%, with 97% voting in favour of the new constitution.[1] The first parliamentary elections took place the following year.
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
For | 3,733,816 | 97.0 |
Against | 113,199 | 3.0 |
Invalid/blank votes | 72,720 | − |
Total | 3,919,737 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,654,955 | 84.2 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |