1983 South African constitutional referendum information
1983 South African constitutional referendum
2 November 1983 (1983-11-02)
Are you in favour of the implementation of the Constitution Act, 1983, as approved by Parliament?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
1,360,223
66.29%
No
691,577
33.71%
Valid votes
2,051,800
99.48%
Invalid or blank votes
10,669
0.52%
Total votes
2,062,469
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
2,713,000
76.02%
Results by region
A referendum on a new constitution was held in South Africa on 2 November 1983 in which the white population was given the opportunity to approve or reject the Constitution of 1983. This constitution introduced the Tricameral Parliament, in which Coloured and Indian South Africans would be represented in separate parliamentary chambers, while black Africans, who were the majority of South Africa's population, would remain unrepresented. The referendum passed with 66.3% of voters voting "Yes"; consequently the new constitution came into force on 3 September 1984.
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