October 1946 French constitutional referendum in French Somaliland

A constitutional referendum was held in French Somaliland on 13 October 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. Although the proposed new constitution was rejected by 73% of voters in the territory,Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p630 it was approved 53% of voters overall.

Results ChoiceVotes%For14826.6Against40873.4Invalid/blank votes14–Total570100Registered voters/turnout87465.2Source: Sternberger et al.

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