1972 South Korean constitutional referendum

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1972 South Korean constitutional referendum
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21 November 1972

Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes13,186,55992.26%
Light brown x.svgNo1,106,1437.74%
Valid votes14,292,70299.18%
Invalid or blank votes118,0120.82%
Total votes14,410,714100.00%
Registered voters/turnout15,676,39591.93%

A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 21 November 1972. [1] President Park Chung-hee had suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly in October. Work began almost immediately on a new constitution. The finished product, the Yushin Constitution, was a severely authoritarian document that dramatically expanded the president's powers and allowed him to run for an unlimited number of six-year terms. For all intents and purposes, the document concentrated all governing power in Park's hands.

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According to official figures, the new document was approved by 92.3% of voters, with a turnout of 91.9%. [2] The adoption of the constitution upon the announcement of the official referendum results ushered in the Fourth Republic of South Korea.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For13,186,55992.3
Against1,106,1437.7
Invalid/blank votes118,012
Total14,410,714100
Registered voters/turnout15,676,39591.9
Source: Nohlen et al.

By province

RegionFor%Against%TotalTurnout
Seoul 2,045,94182.5410,47416.62,479,58580.5
Busan 772,74985.0127,51214.0909,34693.9
Gyeonggi 1,508,71292.8104,7596.41,626,18794.2
North Chungcheong 621,72392.835,4535.3662,73994.9
South Chungcheong 1,213,61493.474,2255.71,298,68894.8
Gangwon 791,60895.829,7153.6826,39897.1
North Jeolla 1,015,48993.561,1865.61,086,54294.2
South Jeolla 1,686,34095.174,7414.21,773,22193.4
North Gyeongsang 1,983,08194.1104,8735.02,108,50195.3
South Gyeongsang 1,383,42494.474,9815.11,466,22795.3
Jeju 163,88594.68,2244.7173,28094.9
Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun, 23 November 1972

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN   0-19-924959-8
  2. Nohlen et al, p427