1964 Dahomeyan constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in the Republic of Dahomey on 5 January 1964. The main issues were changing the system of government to a presidential system, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. The referendum passed with 99.86% of voters approving the changes. Turnout was 92% of the 1,051,614 registered voters.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		966,292	99.86
Against		1,318	0.14
Total		967,610	100.00
Valid votes		967,610	99.94
Invalid/blank votes		619	0.06
Total votes		968,229	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,051,614	92.07
Source: Nohlen et al.