A constitutional referendum was held in
Turkey on 9 July 1961. Following the
coup d'état the previous year, a
new constitution was drawn up to replace the one from
1924. It was approved by 62% of voters, with an 81% turnout.[1]
Results
Choice
Votes
%
For
6,348,092
61.74
Against
3,933,944
38.26
Total
10,282,036
100.00
Valid votes
10,282,036
99.62
Invalid/blank votes
39,075
0.38
Total votes
10,321,111
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
12,747,901
80.96
References
^Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p254
ISBN0-19-924958-X
