1991 Russian presidential referendum

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1991 Russian presidential referendum
Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg
17 March 1991

Do you consider it necessary to introduce the post of President of the RSFSR elected by popular vote?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svgYes53,385,27571.38%
Light brown x.svgNo21,406,15228.62%
Valid votes74,791,42797.86%
Invalid or blank votes1,633,6832.14%
Total votes76,425,110100.00%
Registered voters/turnout101,776,55075.09%

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     For       Against       Vote not held

A referendum on creating the post of President of Russia was held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on 17 March 1991. [1] The referendum was held alongside a referendum of the preservation of USSR. Prior to the referendum, the Russian head of state was the Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, elected by the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR. With 71% of voters approving the proposal, the post of President of the Russian SFSR was introduced, and two months later Boris Yeltsin was elected as the first president.

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Question

Do you consider it necessary to introduce the post of President of the RSFSR elected by popular vote? [2] [3]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For53,385,27571.38
Against21,406,15228.62
Total74,791,427100.00
Valid votes74,791,42797.86
Invalid/blank votes1,633,6832.14
Total votes76,425,110100.00
Registered voters/turnout101,776,55075.09
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1642 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1647
  3. Сообщение Центральной комиссии РСФСР по проведению референдумов Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine