1971 Bulgarian constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Bulgaria on 16 May 1971.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution (known as the Zhivkov Constitution). The new constitution defined Bulgaria as a "socialist state of the working people from the cities and the villages", led by the Bulgarian Communist Party in cooperation with the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union. The result was reportedly 99.7% in favour, with a voter turnout of 99.7%.[2]

1971 Bulgarian constitutional referendum
16 May 1971
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 6,135,218 99.75%
No 15,477 0.25%
Valid votes 6,150,695 99.91%
Invalid or blank votes 5,533 0.09%
Total votes 6,156,228 100.00%

Results

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Choice Votes %
For 6,135,218 99.7
Against 15,477 0.3
Invalid/blank votes 5,533
Total 6,156,228 100
Registered voters/turnout 6,174,635 99.7
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p368 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p375