1958 French constitutional referendum

1958 French constitutional referendum

28 September 1958

Do you approve of the Constitution offered by the Government of the Republic?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 31,123,483 82.60%
No 6,556,073 17.40%
Valid votes 37,679,556 98.90%
Invalid or blank votes 418,297 1.10%
Total votes 38,097,853 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 47,249,142 80.63%

Results by territory

A constitutional referendum was held in France on 28 September 1958.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of the adoption of a constitution for the French Fifth Republic written by Charles de Gaulle. It was overwhelmingly approved, with 82.6% in favour.[2] Voter turnout was 84.9% in metropolitan France and 79.8% overall.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ a b Nohlen & Stöver, p685