1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum
# 1967 Democratic Republic of the Congo constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 4 and 16 June 1967. The new constitution created a unitary state with a presidential system, whereby the president would be selected by a unicameral National Assembly and then approved by a referendum. It also abolished presidential term limits, limited the number of political parties to two, and gave women the vote.

The proposed constitution was approved by 97.8% of voters.

## Results

| Choice | Votes | % |
| - | - | - |
| For | 8,220,000 | 97.8 |
| Against | 184,907 | 2.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | | - |
| Total | 8,404,907 | 100 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. |||
