1978 Ecuadorian constitutional referendum

1978 01 15 y Ecuador Do you want a new constitution or a revised version of the existing constitution? New constitution Revised constitution 807,574 582,556 421,510 2,088,874 A constitutional referendum was held in Ecuador on 15 January 1978.Ecuador, 15 January 1978: New or revised constitution Direct Democracy de Voters were asked whether they wanted a new constitution or a revised version of the existing constitution. The former option was approved by 57% of voters, although around invalid votes accounted for a quarter of those cast, with many cast in protest at not having the option of returning to the 1945 constitution. Background Following a military coup in 1972, in 1976 the military government formed three commissions to assist with the transition back to civil rule. One group was to draft a new constitution, one was to revise the 1945 constitution, and one to create laws on political parties, local elections and the referendum. Results ChoiceVotes%New constitution778,61157.20Revised constitution582,55642,80Invalid/blank votes450,473–Total1,811,640100Registered voters/turnout2,088,87486.73Source: Direct Democracy References 1978 Category:1978 in Ecuador Category:1978 referendums Category:Constitutional referendums in Ecuador