23 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 23 May 1980.[1] The referendum asked whether voters approved of changes to article 21 of the 1972 constitution, which concerned the Regency Council, and reduced the age of majority for the King from 18 to 16.[2] The changes were approved by 99.6% of voters, with a 96.8% turnout.[3] A second referendum was held a week later on articles 43 and 95.

23 May 1980 Moroccan constitutional referendum
23 May 1980
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 6,849,813 99.62%
No 25,891 0.38%
Valid votes 6,875,704 99.61%
Invalid or blank votes 27,013 0.39%
Total votes 6,902,717 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 7'130'703 6902717%

Results

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Choice Votes %
For 6,849,813 99.6
Against 25,891 0.4
Invalid/blank votes 27,013 -
Total 6,902,717 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Historic overview of the Moroccan parliamentary experience Parliament of Morocco (in French)
  2. ^ Monarchy Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine National Portal of Morocco
  3. ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Krennerich, Michael; Thibaut, Bernard (1999). Elections in Africa A Data Handbook. Oxford University Press on Demand. p. 632. ISBN 978-0-19-829645-4.