2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly referendum

A referendum on establishing a Constituent Assembly to write the new constitution was held in Ecuador on 15 April 2007.[1] After its approval with 82% of the votes,[2][3] a Constituent Assembly Election was held on 30 September 2007 with Correa's PAIS Alliance taking the majority of seats. The assembly was to sit for a maximum of 180 days with a possible 60-day-extension.

2007 Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly referendum
15 April 2007
Do you approve of the convening and installation of a Constituent Assembly with full powers, in accordance with the attached Electoral Statute, to transform the institutional framework of the State, and prepare a new Constitution?
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Ecuador's president-elect Rafael Correa.

Background

The referendum was called by President Rafael Correa on 15 January 2007,[4] and was originally planned to be held on 18 March 2007. On 23 January 2007, the Electoral Court decided to send the referendum call to Congress for consideration, which later approved it in a vote that was boycotted by a large number of parliamentarians.[1] A poll taken in January showed 70% of voters to be in favour of the proposal.

Results

Voters where asked the following question at the polls:

¿Aprueba usted que se convoque e instale una asamblea constituyente con plenos poderes de conformidad con el Estatuto Electoral que se adjunta, para que transforme el marco institucional del Estado y elabore una nueva constitución?
Do you approve the convocation and installation of a plenipotentiary Constituent Assembly in accordance with the electoral statute attached hereto in order to transform the institutional framework of the state and to draw up a new constitution?[5]
ChoiceVotes%
Yes5,354,59581.72
No814,32312.43
Blank51,0870.78
Null332,4845.07
Total6,552,489100.00
Valid votes6,168,91894.15
Invalid/blank votes383,5715.85
Total votes6,552,489100.00
Registered voters/turnout9,190,00071.30
Source: El Universo/AFP[2][3][lower-alpha 1]

The absenteeism rate was rate was reported as 28.71%.[2]

References
  1. Ecuador referendum on April 15 Gulfnews, 15 February 2007
  2. "TSE comunicó resultados de consulta popular" (in Spanish). El Universo. Agence France-Presse. 20 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "TSE ratificó resultados de la consulta popular" (in Spanish). El Universo. 23 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. Ecuadorian president Correa calls March national referendum Mercopress, 15 January 2007
  5. "Claves: Consulta en Ecuador" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

Notes
  1. The electorate number is approximate as it was reported only as cerca de 9,2 millones/about 9.2 million.[2]


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