1972 Moroccan constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 1 March 1972.^[1] The new constitution replaced that approved by referendum in 1970, and was drawn up after an attempted coup in July 1971 forced King Hassan II to accept the need for a broader government (the previous constitution had limited directly elected seats to only 90 of the 240 in Parliament).^[2]

1972 Moroccan constitutional referendum

1 March 1972
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 4,434,850 98.76% No 55,737 1.24% Valid votes 4,490,587 99.35% Invalid or blank votes 29,336 0.65% Total votes 4,519,923 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 4,862,009 92.96%

The constitution was approved by 98.8% of voters with a 93% turnout,^[3] and was promulgated on 10 March.^[1] Elections were scheduled for May. However, they were then indefinitely postponed, and did not take place until 1977.^[4]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	4,434,859	98.8
Against	55,737	1.2
Invalid/blank votes	29,276	−
Total	4,519,923	100
Registered voters/turnout	4,862,009	93.0
Source: Nohlen et al.