Beninese constitutional referendum, 1990

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A constitutional referendum was held in Benin on 2 December 1990. The main issues were changing the political system to a multi-party system, with a secondary issue as to whether there should be age limits for the President. The referendum passed with 93.2% of voters approving the change to a multi-party system and 73.3% in favour of age limits.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%	Votes	%
Yes, with age limits	926,860	73.3%	1,178,924	93.2%
Yes, without age limits	252,064	19.9%	1,178,924	93.2%
No			85,717	6.8%
Invalid/blank votes			40,229	–
Total			1,304,870	100
Registered voters/turnout			2,052,105	63.6
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Elections in Benin African Elections Database

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