1979 Somali constitutional referendum From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 1979 Somali constitutional referendum 25 August 1979 Results Choice Votes % Yes 3,597,592 99.78% No 7,898 0.22% Valid votes 3,605,490 100.00% Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00% Total votes 3,605,490 100.00% Politics of Somalia Constitution Provisional Constitution Executive President (List) Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre Council of Ministers Legislature Speaker Aden Madobe Members of the Federal Parliament Judiciary Judiciary Elections Recent elections Presidential: 20172022 Parliamentary: 20162021–2022 Referendum: 1979 (latest) Administrative divisions States and regions Galmudug Hirshabelle Jubaland Puntland South West Somalia Claimed territory Somaliland Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Abshir Omar Huruse Diplomatic missions of / in Somalia Somali nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Other Political parties Human rights Somalia portal Other countries vte A constitutional referendum was held in Somalia on 25 August 1979. The new constitution replaced the one approved in 1961, and introduced a one-party state with a presidential system of government. It was approved by 99.78% of voters.[1] Results[edit] Choice Votes % For 3,597,592 99.78 Against 7,898 0.22 Total 3,605,490 100 Source: African Elections Database References[edit] ^ Elections in Somalia African Elections Database vte Elections and referendums in SomaliaPresidential elections 1986 Parliamentary elections 1964 1969 1979 1984 2012 2016 2021–2022 Pre-unification Italian Somaliland: 1954 1956 1958 1959 British Somaliland: 1959 1960 Referendums 1961 1979