1962 French Évian Accords referendum

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1962 French Évian Accords referendum

8 April 1962

Do you approve of the bill submitted to the French people by the President of the Republic and concerning the agreements to be established and the measures to be taken with regard to Algeria on the basis of the government declarations of March 19, 1962?
Results
Choice
Votes %
Yes 17,866,423 90.81%
No 1,809,074 9.19%
Valid votes 19,675,497 94.69%
Invalid or blank votes 1,103,806 5.31%
Total votes 20,779,303 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 27,582,072 75.34%

A referendum to approve the Évian Accords ending the Algerian War and granting self-determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962.[1] It was approved by 90.8% of voters with a 75.3% turnout.[2]

On 1 July a second referendum was held in Algeria, with the question "Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations?" put to voters. Only people living in Algeria were able to participate in the second referendum.[3] This second referendum was approved by over 99.7% of voters.

Results[edit]

Choice Metropolitan France Total
Votes % Votes %
For 17,508,607 90.7 17,866,423 90.8
Against 1,795,061 9.3 1,809,074 9.2
Invalid/blank votes 1,098,238 1,103,806
Total 20,401,906 100 20,779,303 100
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p674 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p. 685
  3. ^ Référendum d'autodétermination en Algérie, University of Perpignan (in French)

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