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1961 vote in France and colonial Algeria on Algerian independence From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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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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Results by department |
Choice | Metropolitan France | Algeria | Total | ||||
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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 |
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