1958 French constitutional referendum

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.

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

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