1965 Gambian republic referendum
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The Gambia portal |
A referendum on becoming a republic was held in
Governor-General
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There were 154,626 registered voters for the referendum, with 93,484 valid votes cast. 65.85% of voters voted for the proposal, but failed to reach the two-thirds support required for the proposal to be accepted.
A
Farimang Mamadi Singateh
) as head of state on 24 April 1970.
Result
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 61,563 | 65.85 |
Against | 31,921 | 34.15 |
Total | 93,484 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 154,626 | 60.46 |
Source: African Elections database |
References
- ^ 1965 Plebiscite African Elections Database