1939 Haitian constitutional referendum explained

Date:23 July 1939
Country:Haiti
Flag Year:1859
Yes:230,949
No:566
Invalid:0

A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939.[1] The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time".[1] The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August.[1]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For230,949 99.75
Against566 0.25
Total231,515 100
align=left colspan=3Source: Le Nouvelliste.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ht011939 Haiti, 23 July 1939: Constitution reform
  2. Web site: La consultation populaire . Le Nouvelliste . 25 July 1939 . 18 July 2018 . French.