1962 South Korean constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 17 December 1962.[1] The new constitution was approved by 80.6% of voters, with a turnout of 85.3%.[2]

1962 South Korean constitutional referendum
17 December 1962
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 8,339,333 80.59%
No 2,008,801 19.41%
Valid votes 10,348,134 97.75%
Invalid or blank votes 237,864 2.25%
Total votes 10,585,998 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 12,412,798 85.28%

Results

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Choice Votes %
For 8,339,333 80.6
Against 2,008,801 19.4
Invalid/blank votes 237,864
Total 10,585,998 100
Registered voters/turnout 12,412,798 85.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p427