1972 South Korean constitutional referendum

gov November 2022 South Korea 1949 21 November 1972 13,186,559 1,106,143 118,012 15,676,395 1972 South Korean constitutional referendum result map.svg Results by province A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 21 November 1972.Nohlen Dieter https://books.google.com/books/about/Elections_in_Asia_and_the_Pacific_A_Data.html?id=YK8SDAAAQBAJ Elections in Asia and the Pacific : A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific Grotz Florian Hartmann Christof 2001-11-15 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-924959-6 en President Park Chung-hee had suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly in October. Work began almost immediately on a new constitution. The finished product, the Yushin Constitution, was a severely authoritarian document that dramatically expanded the president's powers and allowed him to run for an unlimited number of six-year terms. For all intents and purposes, the document concentrated all governing power in Park's hands. According to official figures, the new document was approved by 92.3% of voters, with a turnout of 91.9%.Nohlen et al, p427 The adoption of the constitution upon the announcement of the official referendum results ushered in the Fourth Republic of South Korea. Results 13186559 1106143 118012 15676395 Nohlen et al. By province RegionFor%Against%TotalTurnoutSeoul2,045,94182.5410,47416.62,479,58580.5Busan772,74985.0127,51214.0909,34693.9Gyeonggi1,508,71292.8104,7596.41,626,18794.2North Chungcheong621,72392.835,4535.3662,73994.9South Chungcheong1,213,61493.474,2255.71,298,68894.8Gangwon791,60895.829,7153.6826,39897.1North Jeolla1,015,48993.561,1865.61,086,54294.2South Jeolla1,686,34095.174,7414.21,773,22193.4North Gyeongsang1,983,08194.1104,8735.02,108,50195.3South Gyeongsang1,383,42494.474,9815.11,466,22795.3Jeju163,88594.68,2244.7173,28094.9Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun, 23 November 1972 References South Korea Constitutional Category:Constitutional referendums in South Korea