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A constitutional referendum was held in Panama on 24 April 1983. Voters were asked whether they approved of a series of amendments to the 1972 constitution. A reported 87.8% voted in favour, with a turnout of 66.8%.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	476,716	87.8
Against	66,447	12.2
Invalid/blank votes	13,806	–
Total	556,969	100
Registered voters/turnout	834,409	66.8
Source: Nohlen

References

Panama, 24. April 1983 : Verfassungsreform Direct Democracy
Dieter Nohlen (2005) Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I, p525 ISBN 978-0-19-928357-6

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