May 1946 French constitutional referendum in Mauritania−Senegal

A constitutional referendum was held in Mauritania and Senegal on 5 May 1946 as part of the wider French constitutional referendum. The proposed new constitution was approved by 92% of voters in the two territories, but was rejected by 53% of the overall vote. Voter turnout was 69%.

Results

Choice		Votes	%
For		28,975	91.57
Against		2,666	8.43
Total		31,641	100.00
Valid votes		31,641	99.09
Invalid/blank votes		289	0.91
Total votes		31,930	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		46,075	69.30
Source: Sternberger et al.