Spanish constitutional referendum, 1978

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A referendum was held in Spain on 6 December 1978 to decide on the adoption of a new constitution. The result was overwhelming support for the new constitution, with more than 88% voting in favour. Voter turnout was 67.1%.

[edit] Purpose

The new constitution was intended to replace that of the Franco era, and turn Spain into a constitutional monarchy by removing many of the King's powers. The constitution had been drafted by Prime Minister Adolfo Suárez and was supported by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia.^[1]

[edit] Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	15,706,078	88.54%
No	1,400,505	7.89%
Blank ballot	632,902	3.57%
Total	17,739,485	100%
Source: Ministerio del Interior

In addition to the 17.4 million valid votes, there were 133,786 invalid votes.

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