A referendum on the proposed constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia was held on 12 July 1978. It was approved in Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap, who formed the Federation on 10 May the following year. In the Marshall Islands and Palau it was rejected, resulting in the islands becoming separate states.
Results
| Island(s) | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||||
| Chuuk | 9,762 | 69.72 | 4,239 | 30.28 | 609 | 14,610 | 17,736 | 82.37 | Approved |
| Kosrae | 1,118 | 61.36 | 704 | 38.64 | 1,822 | 2,182 | Approved | ||
| Marshall Islands | 3,888 | 38.48 | 6,217 | 61.52 | 63 | 10,168 | 12,996 | 78.24 | Rejected |
| Palau | 2,720 | 44.89 | 3,339 | 55.11 | 114 | 6,173 | 6,500 | 94.97 | Rejected |
| Pohnpei | 5,970 | 74.72 | 2,020 | 25.28 | 518 | 8,508 | 11,177 | 76.12 | Approved |
| Yap | 3,359 | 94.75 | 186 | 5.25 | 83 | 3,628 | 4,650 | 78.02 | Approved |
| Source: Horizons, Horizons, United Nations | |||||||||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p634 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
External links
Media related to 1978 Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands constitutional referendum at Wikimedia Commons
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