1968 Maldivian constitutional referendum

1968 Maldivian constitutional referendum

15 March 1968 (1968-03-15)

Results
Choice
Votes %
Republic 36,997 81.23%
Monarchy 8,551 18.77%
Valid votes 45,548 99.47%
Invalid or blank votes 244 0.53%
Total votes 45,792 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 49,056 93.35%

A constitutional referendum was held in the Maldives on 15 March 1968. The main question was whether to convert the state from a constitutional monarchy under Sultan Muhammad Fareed Didi to a presidential republic. The referendum was the third on the subject; the first in 1952 had seen the state convert to a presidential system, whilst a second in 1953 reversed the decision and saw the monarchy restored in 1954.

The proposals were approved by over 80% of voters,[1] and a republic was declared on 11 November that year. Prime Minister Ibrahim Nasir would become president.

  1. ^ The Far East and Australasia 2003. Europa Publications. 2002. p. 20. ISBN 1857431332.