1979 Egyptian referendum

A double referendum was held in Egypt on 19 April 1979. The two subjects were the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty and changes to the countries political system, including the reintroduction of multi-party politics and the change to a bicameral Parliament through the creation of the Shura Council.^[1] The Peace Treaty was approved by 99.9% of voters, whilst the political reforms were approved by 99.7%.^[2] Voter turnout was 90.2%.^[2]

Results

Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty

Choice	Votes	%
For	9,900,271	99.9
Against	10,217	0.1
Invalid/blank votes	9,772	-
Total	9,920,260	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,998,675	90.2

Political reforms

Choice	Votes	%
For	9,890,271	99.7
Against	20,217	0.3
Invalid/blank votes	9,772	-
Total	9,920,260	100
Registered voters/turnout	10,998,675	90.2

References

^ Egypt: The constitutional amendments and Article 88... And the Shura Council elections Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Arab Election Watch
^ ^a ^b Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[1] Egypt: The constitutional amendments and Article 88... And the Shura Council elections Archived 2012-04-23 at the Wayback Machine Arab Election Watch

[N2-2] Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p341 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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