National Action Charter of Bahrain

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25 February 2001 (2001-02-25)

Results

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	191,790	98.41%
No	3,098	1.59%
Valid votes	194,888	99.30%
Invalid or blank votes	1,374	0.70%
Total votes	196,262	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	217,579	90.2%

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The National Action Charter of Bahrain (Arabic: ميثاق العمل الوطني في البحرين) is a document put forward by King Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah of Bahrain in 2001 in order to end the popular 1990s Uprising and return the country to constitutional rule. It was approved in a national referendum in 2001, in which 98.4% of the voters voted in favor of the document.

Referendum

The referendum took place on 14 and 15 February. Voter turnout was 90.2%, with 98.41% voting in favour. With a total population of 620,500, around 35.1% had voted in the referendum.

Results


Choice	Votes	%
For	191,790	98.41
Against	3,098	1.59
Total	194,888	100.00

Valid votes	194,888	99.30
Invalid/blank votes	1,374	0.70
Total votes	196,262	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	217,579	90.20

References

Bahrain: Referendum on Government Structure Elections Today, Spring 2001, p26
"Country Theme: Elections: Bahrain". UNDP-Programme on Governance in the Arab Region. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
Nohlen et al., 2001, p.54

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By-elections	2011 2012
Municipal elections	2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Referendums	1970 2001

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