1987 Turkish constitutional referendum

1987 Turkish constitutional referendum
6 September 1987
Should the 10 and 5-year political bans brought by the temporary 4th article of the 1982 constitution be lifted?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 11,711,461 50.16%
No 11,636,395 49.84%
Valid votes 23,347,856 95.54%
Invalid or blank votes 1,088,965 4.46%
Total votes 24,436,821 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 26,095,630 93.64%
Results by province

A constitutional referendum was held in Turkey on 6 September 1987 to amend temporary article 4 of the constitution, which had forbidden the leaders of banned parties (a total of 242 people) from taking part in politics for ten years. The governing Motherland Party (ANAP) agreed to the referendum after a compromise was struck with opposition parties regarding constitutional changes. ANAP campaigned for the "No" vote, while most opposition parties campaigned for the "Yes" vote. The changes were narrowly approved by 50.2% of voters, with a 93.6% turnout.

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