1939 Haitian constitutional referendum

1939 Haitian constitutional referendum
23 July 1939
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 230,949 99.76%
No 566 0.24%
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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%
For230,94999.76
Against5660.24
Total231,515100.00
Source: Le Nouvelliste.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Haiti, 23 July 1939: Constitution reform Direct Democracy (in German)
  2. ^ "La consultation populaire". Le Nouvelliste (in French). 25 July 1939. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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