1980 Egyptian constitutional referendum

1980 Egyptian constitutional referendum

22 May 1980 (1980-05-22)
Outcome	Shura Council created
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 10,339,055 98.96% No 108,657 1.04% Valid votes 10,447,712 99.81% Invalid or blank votes 19,730 0.19% Total votes 10,467,442 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 86.95%

A constitutional referendum was held in Egypt on 22 May 1980. The amendments would create the Shura Council, an upper house for the country's Parliament, and were approved by 99% of voters.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		10,339,055	98.96
Against		108,657	1.04
Total		10,447,712	100.00
Valid votes		10,447,712	99.81
Invalid/blank votes		19,730	0.19
Total votes		10,467,442	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		12,038,462	86.95
Source: Direct Democracy