1963 Iranian referendum

White Revolution referendum
26 January 1963 (1963-01-26)
"White Revolution of the Shah and the People":[1]
  1. Abolition of the landowner–tenant system by land reform
  2. Nationalization of forests and pastures
  3. Sale of government factories for the purpose of financing land reform
  4. Making workers shareholders of factories they worked in
  5. Reform of electoral laws
  6. Creation of the Literacy Corps
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 5,589,711 99.93%
No 4,115 0.07%
Valid votes 5,593,826 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 5,593,826 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 6,098,277 91.73%
271,179 announced additional votes cast by women were counted separately but not considered in the official results[2]
Women voting in the referendum

A referendum was held in Iran on 26 January 1963 by the decree of Mohammad Reza Shah, with an aim to show popular support for him, asking voters to approve or veto the reforms of the White Revolution.[3]

Women were not officially allowed to vote, but were set up to vote at their own balloting counters and dedicated boxes, at the suggestion of Ministry of Agriculture Hasan Arsanjani. The results gave Iranian women the right to vote.[4]

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  3. ^ Lloyd Ridgeon (2005). Religion and Politics in Modern Iran: A Reader. I.B.Tauris. p. 173. ISBN 978-1-84511-073-4.
  4. ^ Lois Beck; Guity Nashat, eds. (2004). Women in Iran from 1800 to the Islamic Republic. University of Illinois Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-252-07189-8.