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A referendum on the Islamisation policy of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was held in Pakistan on 19 December 1984. Voters were asked whether they supported Zia-ul-Haq's proposals for amending several laws in accordance with the Quran and Sunnah, whether they wanted this process to continue, and whether they supported the Islamist ideology of Pakistan.[1] The referendum also served as way of extending Zia-ul-Haq's presidential term by five years.[2] Official results declared it approved by 98.5% of voters, with a turnout of 62.2%.[1] Independent observers questioned whether voter participation had reached 30% and noted that there had been "widespread irregularities".[3]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 21,253,757 | 98.53 | |
| Against | 316,918 | 1.47 | |
| Total | 21,570,675 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 21,570,675 | 99.17 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 180,226 | 0.83 | |
| Total votes | 21,750,901 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 34,992,425 | 62.16 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p677 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p673
- ^ Richter, William L. (February 1985). "Pakistan in 1984: Digging In". Asian Survey. 25 (2): 147. doi:10.2307/2644298. JSTOR 2644298.
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