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A constitutional referendum was held in Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) on 13 October 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. Although the proposed new constitution was rejected by 71% of voters in the territory,[1] it was approved 53% of voters overall.
Choice | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
For | 668 | 29.30 | |
Against | 1,612 | 70.70 | |
Total | 2,280 | 100.00 | |
Valid votes | 2,280 | 98.92 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 25 | 1.08 | |
Total votes | 2,305 | 100.00 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,442 | 51.89 | |
Source: Sternberger et al. |