1990 Beninese constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in Benin on 2 December 1990. The main issues were changing the political system to a multi-party system, with a secondary issue as to whether there should be age limits for the President. The referendum passed with 93% of voters approving the change to a multi-party system and 73% in favour of age limits.[1]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | With age limits | 926,860 | 73.29 | ||
| Without age limits | 252,064 | 19.93 | |||
| Total | 1,178,924 | 93.22 | |||
| Against | 85,717 | 6.78 | |||
| Total | 1,264,641 | 100.00 | |||
| Valid votes | 1,264,641 | 96.92 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 40,229 | 3.08 | |||
| Total votes | 1,304,870 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,052,105 | 63.59 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References
- ^ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
