The final vote was 1,198 in favor, 1,112 opposed, and five blank ballots.
The result was 85 votes for, 11 against and three blank ballots.
At some polling stations in the larger cities it was also possible to cast a blank ballot.
Other people said they filed blank ballots as a modest form of protest.
One Assembly member did not vote and there were two blank ballots.
There were two blank ballots and one member did not participate in the election.
This caused a controversy, and the law was changed so that blank ballots would not count towards the total.
The vote was 66 to 53, with one blank ballot.
It is believed that many people cast blank ballots or refused to vote out of protest.
The simplest form is a blank ballot where the names of supported candidates are written in by hand.
