1995 Gabonese constitutional referendum

23 July 1995 (1995-07-23)
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 215,229 96.52%
No 7,758 3.48%
Valid votes 222,987 97.73%
Invalid or blank votes 5,181 2.27%
Total votes 228,168 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 356,376 64.02%
Politics of Gabon
Constitution
Government
  • President (transitional)
    Brice Oligui Nguema
  • Vice President (transitional)
    Joseph Owondault Berre
  • Prime Minister
    Raymond Ndong Sima (transitional)
Parliament
Elections
  • v
  • t
  • e

A constitutional referendum was held in Gabon on 23 July 1995. The vote sought public opinion on the implementation of the Paris Accords, which advised that constitutional reforms agreed to by the government and opposition during negotiations the previous year should be put into place.[1] The changes were approved by 96.5% of voters with a 64.0% turnout.[2]

Results

Choice Votes %
For 215,229 96.5
Against 7,758 3.5
Invalid/blank votes 5,181 –
Total 228,169 100
Registered voters/turnout 356,376 64.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p398 ISBN 0-19-829645-2