1979 Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum

1979 Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum
Results
	Sources: Nohlen et al., African Elections Database

A constitutional referendum was held in the People's Republic of the Congo on 8 July 1979. The new constitution was approved by 96.93% of voters,^[1] with a 90.3% turnout.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	707,421	96.9
Against	22,284	3.1
Invalid/blank votes	16,277	-
Total	746,082	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

^ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p269 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[1] Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database

[2] Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p269 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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