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A constitutional referendum was held in French Somaliland on 5 May 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. The proposed new constitution was rejected by 60% of voters in the territory, and 53% of voters overall.

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	112	39.7
Against	170	60.3
Invalid/blank votes	12	–
Total	294	100
Registered voters/turnout	826	35.6
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p630 (in German)

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