1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination

1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination
Do you approve the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and concerning the self-determination of the populations of Algeria and the organization of the public authorities in Algeria prior to self-determination?
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A referendum on self-determination for Algeria was held in France on 8 January 1961.^[1]^: 674 Self-determination was approved by 75% of voters overall and 70% in Algeria. Voter turnout was 92%.^[1]The referendum question was worded as follows:

"Approuvez-vous le projet de loi soumis au peuple français par le président de la République et concernant l'autodétermination des populations algériennes et l'organisation des pouvoirs publics en Algérie avant l'autodétermination ?"

"Do you approve the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and concerning the self-determination of the populations of Algeria and the organization of the public authorities in Algeria prior to self-determination?"

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Choice	Metropolitan France		Algeria		Total
Choice	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
For	15,200,073	75.3	1,749,969	69.5	17,447,669	75.0
Against	4,996,474	24.7	767,546	30.5	5,817,775	25.0
Invalid/blank votes	594,699	–	109,174	–	721,469	–
Total	20,791,246	100	2,626,689	100	23,986,913	100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References edit

^ ^a ^b Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.

[NS-1] Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe: A data handbook. Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7.

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1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination

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