30 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum
| 30 May 1980 |
Choice | Votes | % |
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 Yes | 6,158,369 | 96.67% |
 No | 212,425 | 3.33% |
| Valid votes | 6,370,794 | 99.09% |
| Invalid or blank votes | 58,683 | 0.91% |
| Total votes | 6,429,477 | 100.00% |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,079,518 | 90.82% |
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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 30 May 1980.[1] The referendum asked voters if they approved of changes to articles 43 (elections and term) and 95 (local assemblies) of the 1972 constitution, which would extend the term of Parliament from four to six years and the term of the president of the House of Representatives from one to three years.[2] The changes were approved by 97% of voters, with a 91% turnout.[2]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 6,158,369 | 96.67 | |
| Against | 212,425 | 3.33 | |
| Total | 6,370,794 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 6,370,794 | 99.09 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 58,683 | 0.91 | |
| Total votes | 6,429,477 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,079,518 | 90.82 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ^ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (in French)
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p632 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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