A constitutional referendum was held in
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
on 13 October 1946.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p674 ] Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly
elected in June.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p684] 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
In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate (often defined as those who cast a ballot) of a given election. This can be the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford Univ ...
was 67.6%.
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Results
See also
* 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
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