Zambian constitutional referendum, 1969

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A constitutional referendum was held in Zambia on 17 June 1969. The referendum proposed amending the constitution to remove the requirement for future amendments of clauses protecting fundamental rights to go to a public referendum, and instead require only a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly.^[1] The referendum was passed with 85% voting in favour of the change. Voter turnout was 69.5%.^[2]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	904,337	85.02
Against	159,348	14.98
Invalid/blank votes	39,667	−
Total	1,103,352	100
Registered voters/turnout	1,587,966	69.48
Source: African Elections Database

References

↑ Zambia: 1969 Referendum results EISA
↑ Elections in Zambia African Elections Database

Elections and referendums in Zambia

Presidential elections	1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1991 1996 2001 2006 2008 2011 2015 2016

Parliamentary elections	1918 1920 1922 1926 1929 1932 1935 1938 1941 1944 1948 1954 1959 1962 1964 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016

Referendums	1922 1969 2016

See also: Elections in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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