1964 Maltese constitutional referendum

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|  | 2–4 May 1964 (1964-05-02 – 1964-05-04) |

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Do you approve of the constitution proposed by the Government of Malta, endorsed by the Legislative Assembly, and published in the Malta Gazette?

Results

Choice

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Yes | 65,714 | 54.47%
No | 54,919  | 45.53%
Valid votes  | 120,633  | 93.05%
Invalid or blank votes  | 9,016  | 6.95%
Total votes | 129,649 | 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout | 162,743  | 79.66%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Malta between 2 and 4 May 1964.[1] The new constitution was approved by 54.5% of voters, and came into effect on 21 September 1964. It was effectively a referendum on independence, as the new constitution gave the country self-government.

The Constitutional Party led by Mabel Strickland boycotted the referendum.

## Question

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The question put to the electorate was "Do you approve of the constitution proposed by the Government of Malta, endorsed by the Legislative Assembly, and published in the Malta Gazette?[2]

## Results

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Choice| Votes| %

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For| 65,714| 54.47
Against| 54,919| 45.53
Total| 120,633| 100.00
Valid votes| 120,633| 93.05
Invalid/blank votes| 9,016| 6.95
Total votes| 129,649| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 162,743| 79.66
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1302 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Referenda in Malta: The Questions and the Voters' Responses Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Elections in Malta

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