Madagascar: 1995 Constitutional referendum

Updated June 2010

The referendum was held on 17 September 1995.

Voting statistics

Registered voters	5 894 982
Total votes cast	3 854 792
% Turnout	65.39
Valid votes	3 365 664
Invalid votes	489 128
% invalid	12.69

Extracted from: Lucien Toulou 2009 "Chapter 6: Madagascar" IN Denis Kadima and Susan Booysen (eds) Compendium of Elections in Southern Africa 1989-2009: 20 Years of Multiparty Democracy, EISA, Johannesburg, 211-212.

The 1995 Constitutional Referendum allowed the president of the republic rather than the National Assembly to appoint and dismiss the prime minister. Overall, 5,894,982 voters were registered: there were 3,854,792 total votes, and 3,365,664 in total valid votes cast (there were 489,128 invalid blank votes or invalid votes). A voter turnout of 65.4 per cent was recorded. The referendum result is presented in Table 6.

Table 6: The 17 September 1995 referendum

Option	No votes	% votes
YES	2 139 378	63.56
NO	1 226 286	36.44
Total	3 365 664	100.00

Source for tables

High Constitutional Court (HCC), 13 October 1995.