1987 Haitian constitutional referendum information
Referendum that approved a new constitution
1987 Haitian constitutional referendum
29 March 1987
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
125,880
98.31%
No
2,167
1.69%
Valid votes
128,047
99.85%
Invalid or blank votes
187
0.15%
Total votes
128,234
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
2,200,806
5.83%
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A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 29 March 1987.[1] A new constitution had been drafted by a Constitutional Assembly elected the year before, and was reportedly approved by 99.8% of voters.[2]
^Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p381 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6
^Nohlen, p389
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