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1988 Turkish constitutional referendum

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1988 Turkish constitutional referendum

25 September 1988 (1988-09-25)

Should the 1989 Turkish local elections be held a year earlier?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 8,034,933 35.00%
No 14,921,945 65.00%
Valid votes 22,956,878 96.66%
Invalid or blank votes 793,995 3.34%
Total votes 23,750,873 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 26,739,227 88.82%

Results by province

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]

Results

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ChoiceVotes%
For8,034,93335.00
Against14,921,94565.00
Total22,956,878100.00
Valid votes22,956,87896.66
Invalid/blank votes793,9953.34
Total votes23,750,873100.00
Registered voters/turnout26,739,22788.82

References

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  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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