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A constitutional referendum was held in
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
on 28 September 1958. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p674 Voters were asked whether they approved of the adoption of a
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for the
French Fifth Republic The Fifth Republic (french: Cinquième République) is France's current republican system of government. It was established on 4 October 1958 by Charles de Gaulle under the Constitution of the Fifth Republic.. The Fifth Republic emerged from ...
written by Charles de Gaulle. It was overwhelmingly approved, with 82.6% in favour.Nohlen & Stöver, p685 Voter turnout was 84.9% in
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and 79.8% overall.


Results

The total includes Overseas departments, Algeria, Sahara, Overseas territories (except Guinea,
French Togoland French Togoland (French: '' Togo français'') was a French colonial empires, French colonial League of Nations mandate from 1916 to 1960 in French West Africa. In 1960 it became the independent Togolese Republic, and the present day nation of T ...
,
French Cameroon French Cameroon or French Cameroons (french: link=no, Cameroun) was a French mandate territory in Central Africa. It now forms part of the independent country of Cameroon. History Beginnings The area of present-day Cameroon came under German ...
, French
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and
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
) and French citizens living abroad.


By territory


See also

* 1958 Cameroonian constitutional referendum *
1958 Chadian constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Chad on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community if accepted, or re ...
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1958 Comorian constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in the Comoros on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community if accepted ...
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1958 Dahomeyan constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Dahomey on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community if accepted, or ...
* 1958 French Polynesian constitutional referendum * 1958 French Somaliland constitutional referendum * 1958 French Sudan constitutional referendum * 1958 Gabonese constitutional referendum * 1958 Guinean constitutional referendum *
1958 Ivorian constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Ivory Coast on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community The Fr ...
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1958 Malagasy constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Madagascar on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community The Fre ...
* 1958 Mauritanian constitutional referendum *
1958 Moyen-Congo constitutional referendum A referendum on the new Constitution of France was held in Moyen-Congo on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would make the territory an autonomous republic within the French Commun ...
* 1958 New Caledonian constitutional referendum *
1958 Nigerien constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Niger on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Community if accepted, or ...
*
1958 Saint Pierre and Miquelon constitutional referendum A referendum on the new constitution of France was held in Saint Pierre and Miquelon on 28 September 1958 as part of a wider referendum held across the French Union. The new constitution would see the country become part of the new French Communi ...
* 1958 Senegalese constitutional referendum * 1958 Ubangi-Shari constitutional referendum * 1958 Upper Voltan constitutional referendum *
1958 French constitutional referendum in French Togoland A constitutional referendum was held in French Togoland as part of the wider French referendum. Contrasting in other French territories, voting was restricted to French citizens, with only 2,217 people able to vote out of population of 1,284,00 ...


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* {{Algerian elections
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