1992 Djiboutian constitutional referendum

1992 Djiboutian constitutional referendum

4 September 1992
Do you approve the new constitution?
For   98.05% Against   1.95%
Do you approve of limiting party politics to a maximum of four parties?
For   97.89% Against   2.11%

A constitutional referendum was held in Djibouti on 4 September 1992. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy for the first time since independence. ^[1] A second question asked voters whether the number of political parties should be limited to four. Both were approved by over 97.9% of voters with a 75.2% turnout. ^[2] The first multi-party elections were held in December that year.

Results

New constitution

Choice	Votes	%
For	101,287	98.1
Against	2,013	1.9
Invalid/blank votes	1,504	-
Total	104,804	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

Limit of four political parties

Choice	Votes	%
For	101,125	97.9
Against	2,177	2.1
Invalid/blank votes	1,504	-
Total	104,804	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "Djibouti's Constitution of 1992 with Amendments through 2010" (PDF). Constitute. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p323 ISBN   0-19-829645-2