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{{Politics of South Korea}}A constitutional referendum was held in South Korea on 21 November 1972.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p420 {{ISBN|0-19-924959-8}} President Park Chung-hee had suspended the constitution and dissolved the National Assembly in October. Work began almost immediately on a new constitution. The finished product, the Yushin Constitution, was a severely authoritarian document that dramatically expanded the president's powers and allowed him to run for an unlimited number of six-year terms. For all intents and purposes, the document concentrated all governing power in Park's hands.According to official figures, the new document was approved by 92.3% of voters, with a turnout of 91.9%.Nohlen et al, p427 The adoption of the constitution upon the announcement of the official referendum results ushered in the Fourth Republic of South Korea.

Results{| classwikitable styletext-align:right

!Choice!Votes!%

For	13,186,559	92.3

Against	1,106,143	7.7

Invalid/blank votes	118,012	–

Total	14,410,714	100

Registered voters/turnout	15,676,395	91.9

Source: Nohlen et al.

By province{| class"wikitable sortable" styletext-align:right

!Region!For!%!Against!%!Total!Turnout

Seoul	2,045,941	82.5	410,474	16.6	2,479,585	80.5

Busan	772,749	85.0	127,512	14.0	909,346	93.9

Gyeonggi Province	>					|94.2

North Chungcheong Province	>					|94.9

South Chungcheong Province	>					|94.8

Gangwon Province (South Korea)	>					|97.1

North Jeolla Province	>					|94.2

South Jeolla Province	>					|93.4

North Gyeongsang Province	>					|95.3

South Gyeongsang Province	>					|95.3

Jeju Province	>					|94.9

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Source: Kyunghyang Shinmun, 23 November 1972

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