A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania and Senegal on 5 May 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. The proposed new constitution was approved by 92% of voters in the two territories, but was rejected by 53% of the overall vote. Voter turnout was 69%.[1]
Results
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| For | 28,975 | 91.57 |
| Against | 2,666 | 8.43 |
| Total | 31,641 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 31,641 | 99.09 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 289 | 0.91 |
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| Total votes | 31,930 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 46,075 | 69.30 |
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| Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1856 (in German)