1939 Haitian constitutional referendum|
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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 Yes
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230,949
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99.76%
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 No
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566
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0.24%
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A constitutional referendum was held in Haiti on 23 July 1939.[1] The changes abolished the direct election of the President and referendums as President Sténio Vincent considered them a "waste of time".[1] The proposals were approved a reported 99.9% of voters, and put into effect by Parliament on 8 August.[1]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|
| For | 230,949 | 99.76 |
| Against | 566 | 0.24 |
| Total | 231,515 | 100.00 |
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| Source: Le Nouvelliste.[2] |
References
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