A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 31 March 1968. As with the 1964 referendum, the main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 92% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 82% of the 1,126,155 registered voters.[1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
For
847,212
92.21
Against
71,617
7.79
Total
918,829
100.00
Valid votes
918,829
99.65
Invalid/blank votes
3,221
0.35
Total votes
922,050
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
1,126,155
81.88
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p89 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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