1968 East German constitutional referendum explained

Country:East Germany
Yes:11,536,803
No:409,733
Invalid:24,353
Electorate:12,208,986

A constitutional referendum was held in East Germany on 6 April 1968.[1] The new constitution was approved by 96.4% of voters, with turnout reported to be 98.1%,[2] and came into force on 9 April.

Background

On 1 December 1967 the Volkskammer established a commission to draw up a new constitution. This was by the Volkskammer with no dissenting votes on 26 March 1968, alongside a law on conducting a referendum to approve the constitution.[3]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For11,536,80396.4
Against409,7333.4
Invalid/blank votes24,353
Total11,970,889100
Registered voters/turnout12,208,98698.1
align=left colspan=3Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p770
  3. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=de011968 German Democratic Republic, 6 April 1968: Constitution