2001 Yemeni constitutional referendum 2001 Yemeni constitutional referendum 20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) Results Choice Votes % Yes 1,871,878 77.24% No 551,633 22.76% Valid votes 2,423,511 94.33% Invalid or blank votes 145,755 5.67% Total votes 2,569,266 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 3,945,500 65.12% This article is part of series onPolitics of Yemen Member State of the Arab League Constitution Legal system Human rights LGBT rights Executive Presidential Leadership Council (in Aden) Chairman: Rashad al-Alimi Deputy Chairman: Sultan Ali al-Arada Aidarus al-Zoubaidi Tareq Saleh Abdullah al-Alimi Bawazeer Abed al-Rahman Abu Zara’a Othman Hussein Megali Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani Supreme Political Council (in Sanaa) Chairman: Mahdi al-Mashat Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed (in Aden) Abdel-Aziz bin Habtour (in Sanaa) Cabinet Legislature House of Representatives Speaker: Sultan al-Barakani (in Seiyun) Shura Council Administrative divisions Governorates Districts Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2012next Parliamentary: 2003next Political parties Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak (in Aden) Hisham Sharaf (in Sanaa) Diplomatic missions of / in Yemen Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Yemen portal Other countries vte A constitutional referendum was held in Yemen on 20 February 2001.[1] The amendments to the constitution were reportedly approved by 77.2% of voters, with a 65.1% turnout. Results[edit] Choice Votes % For 1,871,878 77.2 Against 551,633 22.8 Invalid/blank votes 145,755 – Total 2,569,266 100 Registered voters/turnout 3,945,500 65.1 Source: Direct Democracy References[edit] ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p301 ISBN 0-19-924958-X vte Elections and referendums in YemenPresidential elections 1999 2006 2012 Next Parliamentary elections 1993 1997 2003 Next Pre-unification elections Aden Colony: 1955 1959 1964 North Yemen: 1971 1988 South Yemen: 1978 1986 Referendums 1991 2001