Constitutional referendum in Somalia in 1961
The constitutional referendum in Somalia in 1961 was held on June 20, 1961. The new constitution for the country should be voted on.
The constitution was drawn up a year earlier by a union made up of the Italian Trust Territory of Somalia and British Somaliland . The constitution was approved by 90.56 percent of the electorate.
In northern Somalia, where many in the whole of Somalia felt marginalized, the approval rate was below 50%, although this was of little consequence due to the small population of the north.
Results
| choice | be right | proportion of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 1,756,216 | 90.58% | |
| Against | 183,000 | 9.44% | |
| Invalid votes | 9.132 | - | |
| total | 1,948,348 | 100% | |
| Source: | |||
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- ^ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database
- ^ Countrystudies.us: Somalia - From Independence to Revolution; Problems of National Integration
- ^ African Elections Database
