1972 Moroccan constitutional referendum
1 March 1972 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 4,434,850 | 98.76% |
No | 55,737 | 1.24% |
Valid votes | 4,490,587 | 99.35% |
Invalid or blank votes | 29,336 | 0.65% |
Total votes | 4,519,923 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,862,009 | 92.96% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 1 March 1972.[1] The new constitution replaced that approved by referendum in 1970, and was drawn up after an attempted coup in July 1971 forced King Hassan II to accept the need for a broader government (the previous constitution had limited directly elected seats to only 90 of the 240 in Parliament).[2]
The constitution was approved by 98.8% of voters with a 93% turnout,[3] and was promulgated on 10 March.[1] Elections were scheduled for May. However, they were then indefinitely postponed, and did not take place until 1977.[4]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 4,434,859 | 98.8 |
Against | 55,737 | 1.2 |
Invalid/blank votes | 29,276 | − |
Total | 4,519,923 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,862,009 | 93.0 |
Source: Nohlen et al. |