1964 Dahomeyan constitutional referendum

1964 Dahomeyan constitutional referendum

5 January 1964 (1964-01-05)
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 966,292 99.86% No 1,318 0.14% Valid votes 967,610 99.94% Invalid or blank votes 619 0.06% Total votes 968,229 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 1,051,614 92.07%

A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		966,292	99.86
Against		1,318	0.14
Total		967,610	100.00
Valid votes		967,610	99.94
Invalid/blank votes		619	0.06
Total votes		968,229	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,051,614	92.07
Source: Nohlen et al.