October 1946 French constitutional referendum
Referendum on the adoption of the French Fourth Republic constitution; passed
13 October 1946 (1946-10-13) |
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
Yes | 9,297,470 | 53.24% |
No | 8,165,459 | 46.76% |
Valid votes | 17,462,929 | 98.15% |
Invalid or blank votes | 329,079 | 1.85% |
Total votes | 17,792,008 | 100.00% |
Registered voters/turnout | 26,311,643 | 67.62% |
This article is part of a series on |
Politics of France |
---|
Constitutions
|
Executive |
Legislature
|
|
|
|
Related topics |
France portal |
|
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]
Results
Choice | Votes | % |
---|---|---|
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
- 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
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p684