December 1999 Venezuelan constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum was held in Venezuela on 15 December 1999. Voters were asked whether they approved of the new constitution drawn up by the Constitutional Assembly elected earlier in the year. The question was:

Do you endorse the new Constitution drafted by the National Constituent Assembly?

It was approved by 71.8% of voters, although turnout was only 44.4%.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	3,301,475	71.8
Against	1,298,105	28.2
Invalid/blank votes	220,206	–
Total	4,819,786	100
Source: Nohlen