Turkish constitutional referendum, 1987

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A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 6 September 1987 to amend article 4 of the constitution, which had forbidden the leaders of banned parties (a total of 242 people) from taking part in politics for 10 years. The governing party ANAP agreed to the referendum after a compromise with the opposition parties regarding constitutional changes. ANAP campaigned for No, while most opposition parties campaigned for Yes vote. The changes were narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters, with a 93.36% turnout.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Turkish constitutional referendum, 1987
Yes	11,711,461	50.2
No	11,636,395	49.8
Valid votes	23,347,856	95.5
Invalid or blank votes	1,088,965	4.5
Total votes	24,436,821	100.00
Registered voters and turnout	26,095,630	93.6

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254 ISBN 0-19-924958-X

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