A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92.1% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.[1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
Yes
966,292
99.8
No
1,318
0.2
Invalid/blank votes
619
–
Total
968,229
100
Registered voters/turnout
1,051,614
92.1
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
^Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p89 ISBN0-19-829645-2