1964 Ghanaian constitutional referendum

1964 Ghanaian constitutional referendum

31 January 1964
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 2,773,920 99.91% No 2,452 0.09% Valid votes 2,776,372 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 2,776,372 100.00%

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A constitutional referendum was held in Ghana on 31 January 1964. The proposed amendments to the constitution would turn the country into a one-party state and increase the powers of President Kwame Nkrumah and make him president for life. With results showing that an implausible 99.91% of voters supported the amendments, the referendum was accused of being "obviously rigged".^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 96.5%.^[2]