Yes 31,123,483 Valid votes 37,679,556 | No 6,556,073 Start date September 28, 1958 | |
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31,123,483 7001826009999900000♠82.60% 6,556,073 7001174009999900000♠17.40% 37,679,556 7001989000000000000♠98.90% | ||
A constitutional referendum was held in France on 28 September 1958. Voters were asked whether they approved of the adoption of a constitution for the French Fifth Republic written by Charles de Gaulle. It was overwhelmingly approved, with 82.6% in favour. Voter turnout was 84.9% in Metropolitan France and 79.8% overall.
Results
The total includes Overseas departments, Algeria, Sahara, Overseas territories (except Guinea, French Togoland, French Cameroon, French New Hebrides and Wallis and Futuna) and French citizens living abroad.
References
French constitutional referendum, 1958 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA