A constitutional referendum was held in France on 21 October 1945.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 Voters were asked whether they approved of the Assembly elected on the same day serving as a Constituent Assembly, and whether until a new constitution was approved, the country would be governed according to a proposed set of laws that appeared on the ballot paper. If the first proposal had not been approved, the Third Republic would have been restored, but its approval led to the elected Assembly drafting a constitution and proposing it to the people a year later, resulting in the creation of the Fourth Republic. Both were approved by wide margins with a turnout of 79.8%.Nohlen & Stöver, p684
Results Question I
ChoiceMetropolitan FranceTotalVotes%Votes%For17,957,86896.418,584,74696.4Against670,6723.6699,1363.6Invalid/blank votes1,025,744–1,070,103–Total19,654,28410020,353,985100Source: Nohlen & Stöver
Question II
ChoiceMetropolitan FranceTotalVotes%Votes%For12,317,88266.512,794,94366.5Against6,217,51233.56,449,20633.5Invalid/blank votes1,064,890–1,109,836–Total19,645,28410020,353,985100Source: Nohlen & Stöver
See also 1945 French constitutional referendum in Algeria 1945 French constitutional referendum in Cameroon 1945 French constitutional referendum in Chad–Ubangi-Shari 1945 French constitutional referendum in Dahomey and Togo 1945 French constitutional referendum in French Somaliland 1945 French constitutional referendum in French Sudan−Niger 1945 French constitutional referendum in Gabon–Moyen Congo 1945 French constitutional referendum in Guinea 1945 French constitutional referendum in Ivory Coast 1945 French constitutional referendum in Mauritania−Senegal 1945 French constitutional referendum in Tunisia
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