May 1946 French constitutional referendum in Ivory Coast

A constitutional referendum was held in Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) on 5 May 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. The proposed new constitution was rejected by 59% of voters in the territory,Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p675 and 53% of voters overall.

Results ChoiceVotes%For76841.1Against1,09958.9Invalid/blank votes59–Total1,926100Registered voters/turnout3,83650.1Source: Sternberger et al.

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