Referendum in Iceland
A constitutional referendum was held in Iceland between 20 and 23 May 1944.
The 1 December 1918 Danish–Icelandic Act of Union declared Iceland to be a sovereign state separate from Denmark, but maintained the two countries in a personal union, with the King of Denmark also being the King of Iceland.
In the two-part referendum, voters were asked whether the Union with Denmark should be abolished, and whether to adopt a new republican constitution.
Both measures were approved, each with more than 98% in favour.
Voter turnout was 98.4% overall, and 100% in two constituencies, Seyðisfirði and Vestur-Skaftafjellssýsla.
1950s constitutional crisis in South Africa
The Coloured vote constitutional crisis, also known as the Coloured vote case, was a constitutional crisis that occurred in the Union of South Africa during the 1950s as the result of an attempt by the Nationalist government to remove coloured voters in the Union's Cape Province from the common voters' rolls.
It developed into a dispute between the judiciary and the other branches of government over the power of Parliament to amend an entrenched clause in the South Africa Act and the power of the Appellate Division to overturn the amendment as unconstitutional.
The crisis ended when the government enlarged the Senate and altered its method of election, allowing the amendment to be successfully enacted.
