1972 Moroccan constitutional referendum

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	4,434,850	98.76%
No	55,737	1.24%
Valid votes	4,490,587	99.35%
Invalid or blank votes	29,336	0.65%
Total votes	4,519,923	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	4,862,009	92.96%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Morocco on 1 March 1972.^[1] The new constitution replaced that approved by referendum in 1970, and was drawn up after an attempted coup in July 1971 forced King Hassan II to accept the need for a broader government (the previous constitution had limited directly elected seats to only 90 of the 240 in Parliament).^[2]

The constitution was approved by 98.8% of voters with a 93% turnout,^[3] and was promulgated on 10 March.^[1] Elections were scheduled for May. However, they were then indefinitely postponed, and did not take place until 1977.^[4]

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