1961 Turkish constitutional referendum

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]

1961 Turkish constitutional referendum

9 July 1961
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 6,348,092 61.74% No 3,933,944 38.26% Valid votes 10,282,036 99.62% Invalid or blank votes 39,075 0.38% Total votes 10,321,111 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 12,747,901 80.96%
Results by province

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