May 1946 French constitutional referendum in French Somaliland

A constitutional referendum was held in French Somaliland on 5 May 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. The proposed new constitution was rejected by 60% of voters in the territory,Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p630 and 53% of voters overall.

Results ChoiceVotes%For11239.7Against17060.3Invalid/blank votes12–Total294100Registered voters/turnout82635.6Source: Sternberger et al.

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