1961 Turkish constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 9 July 1961. Following the coup d'état the previous year, a new constitution was drawn up to replace the one from 1924. It was approved by 62% of voters, with an 81% turnout.[1]

1961 Turkish constitutional referendum
9 July 1961
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 6,348,092 61.74%
No 3,933,944 38.26%
Valid votes 10,282,036 99.62%
Invalid or blank votes 39,075 0.38%
Total votes 10,321,111 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 12,747,901 80.96%
Results by province

Results

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ChoiceVotes%
For6,348,09261.74
Against3,933,94438.26
Total10,282,036100.00
Valid votes10,282,03699.62
Invalid/blank votes39,0750.38
Total votes10,321,111100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,747,90180.96

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
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