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October 1946 French constitutional referendum 
Summary
A constitutional referendum was held in France on 13 October 1946.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly elected in June.[2] Unlike the May referendum, which saw a previous constitutional proposal rejected, the new Constitution of 27 October 1946 was accepted by 53.2% of voters, and brought the Fourth Republic into existence. Voter turnout was 67.6%.[2]
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| Outcome | Creation of the French Fourth Republic. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| For | 9,297,470 | 53.2 |
| Against | 8,165,459 | 46.8 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 329,079 | – |
| Total | 17,792,008 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,311,643 | 67.6 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||
See also edit
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Algeria
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Cameroon
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Dahomey and Togo
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Chad–Ubangi-Shari
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in French Somaliland
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in French Sudan−Niger
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Gabon–Moyen Congo
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Guinea
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Ivory Coast
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Mauritania−Senegal
- October 1946 French constitutional referendum in Tunisia
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p684