1970 Upper Voltan constitutional referendum explained

Country:Upper Volta
Date:14 June 1970
Yes:1,757,004
No:25,757
Invalid:34,580
Electorate:2,351,258

A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 14 June 1970. It followed the 1966 military coup, and would restore multi-party democracy. However, the new constitution made the country a presidential republic, with the President able to dissolve the National Assembly and rule by decree. It also allowed coup leader Sangoulé Lamizana to remain President for a further four years.[1] It was approved by 98.56% of voters with a 77.3% turnout.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For1,757,00498.56
Against25,7571.44
Invalid/blank votes34,580–
Total1,817,341100
Registered voters/turnout2,351,25877.3
align=left colspan=4Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html Elections in Burkina Faso
  2. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweite Halbband, p1586