1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination

1961 vote in France and colonial Algeria on Algerian independence gov Referendum in Frankreich 1961 über die Selbstbestimmung Algeriens May 2026 1961 French referendum on Algerian self-determination 8 January 1961 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? France For Against 17447669 5817775 721469 32520233 300px Result by department 300px Turnout by department department A referendum on self-determination for Algeria was held in France on 8 January 1961.Dieter Nohlen Nohlen Dieter Stöver Philip 2010 Elections in Europe: A data handbook Nomos 978-3-8329-5609-7674 Self-determination was approved by 75% of voters overall and 70% in Algeria. Voter turnout was 92%. 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?" Results ChoiceMetropolitan FranceAlgeriaTotalVotes%Votes%Votes%For15,200,07375.3 1,749,969 69.517,447,66975.0Against4,996,47424.7 767,546 30.55,817,77525.0Invalid/blank votes594,699– 109,174 –721,469–Total20,791,246100 2,626,689 10023,986,913100Source: Nohlen & Stöver See also 1962 Algerian independence referendum References Algerian self-determination Category:Referendums in Algeria Category:Autonomy referendums Category:Algeria–France relations Category:Politics of French Algeria Algeria Algeria Category:1961 in international relations Self-determination Category:1961 in the Algerian War