1973 Burmese constitutional referendum

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1973 Burmese constitutional referendum
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
15 December 1973
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes13,312,80194.45%
Light brown x.svgNo781,5595.55%

A constitutional referendum was held in Burma on 15 December 1973. [1] The new constitution was approved by 94% of voters, with voter turnout reported to be 96%. [2] The new constitution was adopted on 3 January 1974.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For13,312,80194.45
Against781,5595.55
Total14,094,360100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,760,036
Source: Direct Democracy

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p603 ISBN   0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p610