1987 Turkish constitutional referendum
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A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 6 September 1987 to amend the "temporary article" 4 of the constitution, which had forbidden the leaders of banned parties (a total of 242 people) from taking part in politics for 10 years. The governing party ANAP agreed to the referendum after a compromise with the opposition parties regarding constitutional changes. ANAP campaigned for No, while most opposition parties campaigned for Yes vote. The changes were narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters, with a 93.36% turnout.[1]
Results
| Turkish constitutional referendum, 1987 | ||
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes |
11,711,461 | 50.2 |
| No | 11,636,395 | 49.8 |
| Valid votes | 23,347,856 | 95.5 |
| Invalid or blank votes | 1,088,965 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | 24,436,821 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters and turnout | 26,095,630 | 93.6 |
References
- ↑ 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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