Moroccan constitutional referendum, 1962
Encyclopedia
A referendum on a new constitution was held in Morocco
on 7 December 1962. It was the first national-level vote in the country, and only the second election ever following local elections in 1960. Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces
, voter turnout was 84.2%, with 97% voting in favour of the new constitution. The first parliamentary elections
took place the following year.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
on 7 December 1962. It was the first national-level vote in the country, and only the second election ever following local elections in 1960. Despite only being announced on 18 November, and facing a boycott campaign from the National Union of Popular Forces
National Union of Popular Forces
The National Union of Popular Forces was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage, because they found that the Istiqlal Party - which had led the independence struggle - wasn't radical enough.Espousing socialist policies, the party took a strongly critical line towards the...
, voter turnout was 84.2%, with 97% voting in favour of the new constitution. The first parliamentary elections
Moroccan parliamentary election, 1963
Parliamentary elections were held for the first time in Morocco on 17 May 1963. They followed the approval of a constitution in a referendum the previous year. The result was a victory for the pro-Monarchy Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions , which won 69 seats...
took place the following year.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 3,733,816 | 97.0 |
| Against | 113,199 | 3.0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 72,720 | |
| Total | 3,919,737 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||