A referendum on granting greater autonomy to the departments of Bolivia was held on 2 July 2006,Election Profile IFES alongside elections for a Constitutional Assembly.Bolivia 'backs Morales reforms' BBC News, 3 July 2006 Whilst it was approved in four of the nine departments, the proposal was rejected by 58% of voters nationally.
Results The question asked was:
ChoiceVotes%For1,237,31242.41Against1,680,01757.59Invalid/blank votes220,995–Total3,138,324100Registered voters/turnout3,713,37684.51Source: IFES
By Department DepartmentForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%Votes%Beni74,05973.8326,24726.175,476105,782128,83682.11Chuquisaca59,55737.7798,13562.2318,342176,034211,17083.36Cochabamba194,46136.97331,60063.0341,748567,809662,21985.74La Paz256,66426.56709,84873.4465,3131,031,8251,191,90186.57Oruro39,48624.52121,56475.4813,809174,859201,26786.88Pando11,40157.698,36242.3179620,55924,69183.27Potosí51,88626.88141,14173.1227,696220,723275,28180.18Santa Cruz466,82671.11189,62228.8935,739692,187838,84682.52Tarija82,97260.8053,49839.2012,076148,546179,16582.91Total1,237,31242.411,680,01757.59220,9953,138,3243,713,37684.51Source: Direct Democracy
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