December 1999 Venezuelan constitutional referendum information
December 1999 Venezuelan constitutional referendum
15 December 1999
Do you endorse the new Constitution drafted by the National Constituent Assembly?
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
3,301,475
71.78%
No
1,298,105
28.22%
Valid votes
4,599,580
95.45%
Invalid or blank votes
219,476
4.55%
Total votes
4,819,056
100.00%
Registered voters/turnout
10,940,596
44.05%
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A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 15 December 1999.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of the new constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Assembly elected earlier in the year. It was approved by 72% of voters, although turnout was only 44%.[2]
^Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
^Nohlen, p567
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