A referendum on the establishment of a Constituent Assembly and an election to the Assembly was held in Algeria on 20 September 1962. Voters voted on a single question of whether they supported the formation of the Assembly based on a draft law, including the election of a single list of 196 National Liberation Front candidates to the Assembly.
The Assembly was to have a one-year mandate to draw up and promulgate a constitution.The National People's Assembly Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria in Jakarta Of the 196 National Liberation Front candidates, 180 were Arabs and 16 were of European origin.
The vote was initially scheduled for 20 August, before being postponed until 2 September, and then 20 September.
The question put to voters was "Do you want the Assembly elected today to be constituted in accordance with the draft law appended to Ordinance No. 62-011 of July 17, 1962 relating to the powers and duration of the powers of the National Assembly?"Algerian, September 20, 1962: Ausarbeitung einer Verfassung Direct Democracy
A reported 99.6% voted in favour, with a turnout of 84%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p55
Results
Aftermath The constitution was approved in a referendum in September 1963, and the mandate of the Assembly was extended by a year in accordance with article 77. However, President Ahmed Ben Bella froze the Assembly's activities and assumed full powers on 3 October 1963.Algeria, State Institutions European Institute for Research on Mediterranean and Euro-Arab Cooperation
References