Referendum in Ghana 1964
The 1964 referendum in Ghana took place from January 23 to 31, 1964. A constitutional amendment should be legitimized with the help of the referendum. At the instigation of President Kwame Nkrumah, the people should strengthen his presidential powers. In addition, a practically one- party system was introduced, making the Convention People's Party , President Nkrumah 's party , the only legal party in Ghana. This referendum created the prerequisites for the one-party parliamentary elections and one-candidate presidential elections of 1965.
A total of 2,776,372 voters voted on the referendum. The referendum was passed with an extremely large majority. No statements can be made about compliance with fair election conditions and the rules of democratic elections.
| Voting behavior | be right | % |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 2,773,920 | 99.91% |
| No | 2,452 | 0.09% |
| Source: Africanelections | ||
See also
- List of political parties in Ghana
- List of the Governments of Ghana
- List of Ghanaian politicians
- Politics in Ghana
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ Michael Krennerich: Ghana . In: Dieter Nohlen; Michael Krennerich; Bernhard Thibaut (Ed.): Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook . Oxford University Press, Oxford 1999, ISBN 0-19-829645-2 , pp. 429 .
