Iranian constitutional referendum, December 1979

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

A constitutional referendum was held in Iran on 2 and 3 December 1979.[1][2] The new Islamic constitution was approved by 99.5% of voters, with a 71.6% turnout.[3]

New constitution

The proposed new constitution would make Iran an Islamic republic, introduce direct elections for the presidency, create a unicameral parliament, and require any constitutional changes to go to a referendum.[4]

Results

Choice Votes %
For 15,680,218 99.5
Against 78,516 0.5
Invalid/blank votes 111 –
Total 15,758,956 100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p72 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  4. ↑ Iran, 3 December 1979: Constitution Direct Democracy (German)
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Iranian_constitutional_referendum,_December_1979&oldid=707395516"