A constitutional referendum was held in
Dahomey
The Kingdom of Dahomey () was a West African kingdom located within present-day Benin that existed from approximately 1600 until 1904. Dahomey developed on the Abomey Plateau amongst the Fon people in the early 17th century and became a region ...
(now
Benin) and
French Togoland on 13 October 1946 as part of the wider
French constitutional referendum. The new proposed new constitution was rejected by 72.8% of voters, with a turnout of 47.5%.
[Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1969) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband'', p528 ] However, the constitution was approved by a majority of voters in the overall results.
Results
References
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