Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum, 1979

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A constitutional referendum was held in the 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

Elections and referendums in the Republic of the Congo

Presidential elections	1961 1992 2002 2009 2016

Parliamentary elections	1946–47 1952 1957 1959 1963 1973 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 2002 2007 2012

Local elections	1956 1992 2002 2008 2014

French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956

Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1973 1979 1992 2002 2015

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