1980 South Korean constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 22 October 1980.[1] The changes to the constitution were approved by 91.6% of voters, with a turnout of 95.5%.[2]

1980 South Korean constitutional referendum
22 October 1980
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 17,829,354 92.92%
No 1,357,673 7.08%
Valid votes 19,187,027 98.63%
Invalid or blank votes 266,899 1.37%
Total votes 19,453,926 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 20,373,869 95.48%

Results

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Choice Votes %
For 17,829,354 91.6
Against 1,357,673 8.4
Invalid/blank votes 266,899
Total 19,453,926 100
Registered voters/turnout 20,373,869 95.5
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p427