Venezuelan constitutional referendum, April 1999

A referendum on convening a Constitutional Assembly was held in Venezuela on 25 April 1999.^[1] Voters were asked two questions;

1. Should a Constitutional Assembly be convened?^[2]
2. Do you agree with the President's suggestion of how the Assembly should be elected (each voter having ten votes)?^[2]

Both measures were approved, with 92.4% in favour of the first question and 86.5% in favour of the second. Voter turnout was 37.8%.^[2]

Results

Question I

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,516,558	92.4
Against	290,524	7.6
Invalid/blank votes	194,590	–
Total	4,001,672	100
Registered voters/turnout	11,022,031	37.8
Source: Nohlen

Question II

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,275,716	86.5
Against	512,967	13.5
Invalid/blank votes	212,989	–
Total	4,001,672	100
Registered voters/turnout	11,022,031	37.8
Source: Nohlen

References

1. Nohlen, D (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II, p555 ISBN 978-0-19-928358-3
2. Nohlen, p566