1962 South Korean constitutional referendum explained

Date:17 December 1962
Country:South Korea
Flag Year:1949
Yes:8,339,333
No:2,008,801
Invalid:237,864
Electorate:12,412,798

A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 17 December 1962.[1] The new constitution was approved by 80.6% of voters, with a turnout of 85.3%.[2]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For8,339,33380.6
Against2,008,80119.4
Invalid/blank votes237,864
Total10,585,998100
Registered voters/turnout12,412,79885.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen et al., p427