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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.
Choice | Metropolitan France | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
For | 17,668,790 | 79.3 | 31,123,483 | 82.6 | |
Against | 4,624,511 | 20.7 | 6,556,073 | 17.4 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 303,549 | – | 418,297 | – | |
Total | 22,596,850 | 100 | 38,097,853 | 100 | |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
The total includes Overseas departments, Algeria, Sahara, Overseas territories (except Guinea, French Togoland, French Cameroon, French New Hebrides and Wallis and Futuna) and French citizens living abroad.
Territory | Votes for |
% | Votes against |
% | Invalid/ blank votes |
Total votes |
Registered voters |
Turnout |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 3,357,763 | 96.59 | 118,631 | 3.41 | 38,816 | 3,515,210 | 4,412,171 | 79.67 |
Chad | 804,355 | 98.29 | 14,032 | 1.71 | 4,628 | 823,015 | 1,243,450 | 66.19 |
Comoros | 63,899 | 97.33 | 1,756 | 2.67 | 265 | 65,920 | 71,099 | 92.72 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 1,595,238 | 99.99 | 216 | 0.01 | 1,156 | 1,596,610 | 1,636,533 | 97.56 |
Dahomey | 418,963 | 97.84 | 9,246 | 2.16 | 3,198 | 431,407 | 775,170 | 55.65 |
French Polynesia | 16,196 | 64.40 | 8,952 | 35.60 | 99 | 25,247 | 30,950 | 81.57 |
French Somaliland | 8,662 | 75.24 | 2,851 | 24.76 | 70 | 11,583 | 15,914 | 72.78 |
French Sudan | 945,586 | 97.54 | 23,875 | 2.46 | 2,736 | 972,197 | 2,142,266 | 45.38 |
Gabon | 190,334 | 92.58 | 15,244 | 7.42 | 3,022 | 208,600 | 265,161 | 78.67 |
Guinea | 56,981 | 4.78 | 1,136,324 | 95.22 | 10,570 | 1,203,875 | 1,408,500 | 85.47 |
Madagascar | 1,363,059 | 77.64 | 392,557 | 22.36 | 11,859 | 1,677,475 | 2,154,939 | 82.02 |
Mauritania | 302,018 | 94.04 | 19,126 | 5.96 | 1,307 | 322,451 | 382,870 | 84.22 |
Moyen-Congo | 339,436 | 99.38 | 2,133 | 0.62 | 781 | 342,350 | 433,403 | 78.99 |
New Caledonia | 26,085 | 98.12 | 500 | 1.88 | 443 | 27,028 | 35,163 | 76.86 |
Niger | 372,383 | 78.43 | 102,395 | 21.57 | 19,175 | 493,953 | 1,320,174 | 37.42 |
Sahara | 232,113 | 98.60 | 3,289 | 1.40 | 910 | 236,312 | 282,099 | 83.77 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2,325 | 98.06 | 46 | 1.94 | 227 | 2,598 | 2,802 | 92.72 |
Senegal | 870,362 | 97.55 | 21,901 | 2.45 | 1,106 | 893,369 | 1,106,828 | 80.71 |
Ubangi-Shari | 487,033 | 98.77 | 6,089 | 1.23 | 3,553 | 496,675 | 625,663 | 79.38 |
Upper Volta | 1,415,651 | 99.18 | 11,687 | 0.82 | 3,829 | 1,431,167 | 1,914,908 | 74.74 |
Source: Official Journal, Direct Democracy |