Iranian Islamic Republic referendum, March 1979

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A referendum on creating an Islamic Republic was held in Iran on 30 and 31 March 1979. It was approved by 99.3% of voters.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	20,147,855	99.3
Against	140,996	0.7
Invalid/blank votes		-
Total		100
Source: Nohlen et al.