A constitutional referendum was held in Benin on 2 December 1990. The main issues were changing the political system to a multi-party system, with a secondary issue as to whether there should be age limits for the President. The referendum passed with 93.2% of voters approving the change to a multi-party system and 73.3% in favour of age limits.[1]
Results
Choice
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Yes, with age limits |
926,860 |
73.3% |
1,178,924 |
93.2%
|
Yes, without age limits |
252,064 |
19.9%
|
No |
85,717 |
6.8%
|
Invalid/blank votes |
40,229 |
–
|
Total |
1,304,870 |
100
|
Registered voters/turnout |
2,052,105 |
63.6
|
Source: African Elections Database
|
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