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%
Yes:      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      90–95%      95–100%
No:      95–100%

A constitutional referendum was held in France on 28 September 1958. 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. Voter turnout was 84.9% in metropolitan France and 79.8% overall.

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