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| Outcome | Creation of the French Fourth Republic. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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A constitutional referendum was held in France on 13 October 1946. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution proposed by the Constituent Assembly elected in June. Unlike the May referendum, which saw a previous constitutional proposal rejected, the new Constitution of 27 October 1946 was accepted by 53% of voters, and brought the Fourth Republic into existence. Voter turnout was 68%.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 9,297,470 | 53.24 | |
| Against | 8,165,459 | 46.76 | |
| Total | 17,462,929 | 100.00 | |
| Valid votes | 17,462,929 | 98.15 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 329,079 | 1.85 | |
| Total votes | 17,792,008 | 100.00 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 26,311,643 | 67.62 | |
| 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
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p684
