1988 Turkish constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 25 September 1988. The proposed changes to the constitution would have led to the 1989 local elections being held a year early. However, they were voted down, with 65% of voters against. Turnout was 88.8%.[1]

Constitutional history of
Turkey
First Ottoman Parliament
Constitutional documents
Constitutions
Referendums
Constitutional Court

Results
Turkish constitutional referendum, 1988
Choice Votes  %
No 14,921,945 65.0
Yes 8,034,933 35.0
Valid votes 22,956,878 96.6
Invalid or blank votes 793,995 3.4
Total votes 23,750,873 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 26,739,227 88.8

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254 ISBN 0-19-924958-X


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