Swazi parliamentary seats referendum, 1962

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A referendum on equalising the number of seats in Parliament for black and white voters was held in Swaziland on 25 May 1962.^[1] The change was part of a draft constitution put forward on 2 March by the British colonial authorities, and was approved by 97% of voters.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	697	97.35
Against	19	2.65
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	716	100
Registered voters/turnout		52.20
Source: Direct Democracy

References

1 2 Swasiland, 25. Mai 1962 : Gleichviele Parlamentssitze für Schwarze und Weisse Direct Democracy (German)

Elections in Swaziland

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Referendums	1962 1964

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