Venezuelan constitutional referendum, April 1999
A referendum on convening a Constitutional Assembly was held in Venezuela on 25 April 1999.[1] Voters were asked two questions;
- Should a Constitutional Assembly should be convened
- Do you agree with the President's suggestion of how the Assembly should be elected (each voter having ten votes).[2]
Both measures were approved, with 92.4% in favour of the first question and 86.5% in favour of the second. Voter turnout was 37.8%.[2]
Results
Question I
| Choice |
Votes |
% |
| For |
3,516,558 |
92.4 |
| Against |
290,524 |
7.6 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
194,590 |
– |
| Total |
4,001,672 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
Question II
| Choice |
Votes |
% |
| For |
3,275,716 |
86.5 |
| Against |
512,967 |
13.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
212,989 |
– |
| Total |
4,001,672 |
100 |
| Source: Nohlen |
References
- ^ Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 9780199283583
- ^ a b Nohlen, p566