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1970 Upper Voltan constitutional referendum

Field	Value
country	Upper Volta
date	14 June 1970
yes	1,757,004
no	25,757
invalid	34,580
electorate	2,351,258

A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 14 June 1970. It followed the 1966 military coup, and would restore multi-party democracy. However, the new constitution made the country a presidential republic, with the President able to dissolve the National Assembly and rule by decree. It also allowed coup leader Sangoulé Lamizana to remain President for a further four years. It was approved by 98.56% of voters with a 77.3% turnout.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	1,757,004	98.56
Against	25,757	1.44
Invalid/blank votes	34,580	–
Total	1,817,341	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,351,258	77.3
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html Elections in Burkina Faso] African Elections Database
Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweite Halbband'', p1586

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