1979 Rhodesian constitutional referendum

1979 Rhodesian constitutional referendum
30 January 1979
Results
Choice
 Votes %
Yes 57,269 85.38%
No 9,805 14.62%
Valid votes 67,074 98.87%
Invalid or blank votes 764 1.13%
Total votes 67,838 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 94,900 71.48%
Politics of Rhodesia
Political history
Government
Legislature
Elections
Political parties
Foreign relations
National symbols

A constitutional referendum was held in Rhodesia on 30 January 1979. It followed the Internal Settlement drawn up between Prime Minister Ian Smith and Abel Muzorewa, leader of the non-violent UANC.[1][2] The new constitution would bring in black majority rule in the country, which would be renamed Zimbabwe Rhodesia. The settlement was supported by the ruling Rhodesian Front, but opposed by the Rhodesian Action Party, which had broken away from the Front.

The referendum was open only to white voters, passing by 85%. Voter turnout was 71.5%.[3]

Despite the transition to majority rule following elections in April, the country remained unrecognised by the international community, and the Patriotic Front parties continued the Bush War until the signing of the Lancaster House Agreement and fresh elections in 1980.

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For57,26985.38
Against9,80514.62
Total67,074100.00
Valid votes67,07498.87
Invalid/blank votes7641.13
Total votes67,838100.00
Registered voters/turnout94,90071.48
Source: African Elections Database

Aftermath

Rhodesian Action Party president Ina Bursey denounced the "yes" vote in the referendum, declaring "The Rhodesian people have sold their souls to the devil and deserve to reap the fruits of the whirlwind."[4] She announced that the party would be dissolved and that she would be emigrating from Rhodesia.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ John F. Burns (31 January 1979). "Rhodesian Whites Vote to Accept Limited Rule by Black Majority". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ Caryle Murphy (31 January 1979). "Rhodesian Whites Vote Endorsement Of Limited Black-Rule Constitution". The Washington Post. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ 30 January 1979 Constitutional Referendum African Elections Database
  4. ^ African Recorder, Volume 18, page 5014
  5. ^ The Economist, Volume 270, Part 2, page 40

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