1991 Mauritanian constitutional referendum

12 July 1991 (1991-07-12)

Results

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A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania on 12 July 1991. The new constitution would restore multi-party democracy for the first time since the 1960s, as well as creating a bicameral Parliament with a Senate and National Assembly. The constitution would not include term limits for the President.

It was approved by 98% of voters with an 85% turnout.

Results


Choice	Votes	%
For	713,493	97.94
Against	14,999	2.06
Total	728,492	100.00

Valid votes	728,492	99.59
Invalid/blank votes	3,020	0.41
Total votes	731,512	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	857,121	85.35
Source: African Elections Database

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