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1991 Russian presidential referendum|
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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Yes
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53,385,275
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71.38%
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No
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21,406,152
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28.62%
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Valid votes
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74,791,427
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97.86%
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Invalid or blank votes
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1,633,683
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2.14%
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Total votes
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76,425,110
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100.00%
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Registered voters/turnout
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101,776,550
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75.09%
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For Against Vote not held |
A referendum on creating the post of
President of Russia was held in the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic on 17 March 1991.
[1] The referendum was held alongside a
referendum of the preservation of USSR. Prior to the referendum, the Russian
head of state was the
Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR, elected by the
Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR. With 71.4% of voters approving the proposal, the post of President of the Russian SFSR was introduced, and two months later
Boris Yeltsin was
elected as the first president.
Question
Do you consider it necessary to introduce the post of
President of the RSFSR elected by popular vote?
[2]
[3]
Results
Choice
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Votes
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%
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For |
53,385,275 |
71.4
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Against |
21,406,152 |
28.6
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Invalid/blank votes |
1,633,683 |
–
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Total |
76,425,110 |
100
|
Registered voters/turnout |
101,776,550 |
75.1
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Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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