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1978 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum

Field	Value
date
country	Ecuador
title	Do you want a new constitution or a revised version of the existing constitution?
yes_text	New constitution
no_text	Revised constitution
yes	807,574
no	582,556
invalid	421,510
electorate	2,088,874

A constitutional referendum was held in Ecuador on 15 January 1978. Voters were asked whether they wanted a new constitution or a revised version of the existing constitution. The former option was approved by 57% of voters, although around invalid votes accounted for a quarter of those cast, with many cast in protest at not having the option of returning to the 1945 constitution.

Background

Following a military coup in 1972, in 1976 the military government formed three commissions to assist with the transition back to civil rule. One group was to draft a new constitution, one was to revise the 1945 constitution, and one to create laws on political parties, local elections and the referendum.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
New constitution	778,611	57.20
Revised constitution	582,556	42,80
Invalid/blank votes	450,473	–
Total	1,811,640	100
Registered voters/turnout	2,088,874	86.73
Source: [Direct Democracy](http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=ec011978)

References

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