1962 Moroccan constitutional referendum

1962 Moroccan constitutional referendum
7 December 1962
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 3,733,816 97.06%
No 113,199 2.94%
Valid votes 3,847,015 99.16%
Invalid or blank votes 32,722 0.84%
Total votes 3,879,737 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 4,654,955 83.35%
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A referendum on a new constitution was held in Morocco on 7 December 1962. It was the first national-level vote in the country, and only the second election ever following local elections in 1960. Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP), voter turnout was 84%, with 97% voting in favour of the new constitution.[1] The first parliamentary elections took place the following year.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For3,733,81697.06
Against113,1992.94
Total3,847,015100.00
Valid votes3,847,01598.14
Invalid/blank votes72,7221.86
Total votes3,919,737100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,654,95584.21
Source: Chamber of Representatives

Aftermath

In the aftermath of the 1965 Moroccan riots, King Hassan II suspended the constitution and dismissed the parliament, declaring a state of emergency that would last until 1970.[2]: 169 

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p632 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Miller, Susan Gilson (2013). A history of modern Morocco. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81070-8.
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