1974 Malian constitutional referendum explained

Date:2 June 1974
Country:Mali
Yes:2,665,531
No:8,989
Invalid:3,625

A constitutional referendum was held in Mali on 2 June 1974, following the 1968 military coup. The new constitution would allow for a directly elected president (previously the post had been elected by the National Assembly) who would serve five-year terms, together with a unicameral National Assembly. It also proposed that the country be run for the next five years by the Military Committee for National Liberation.

The new constitution was reportedly approved by 99.66% of voters with a 92.2% turnout.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For2,665,53199.7
Against8,9890.3
Invalid/blank votes3,625
Total2,678,145100
Registered voters/turnout2,904,29292.2
align=left colspan=3Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/ml.html Elections in Mali
  2. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1253