2001 Senegalese constitutional referendum

none Senegal 2001 01 07 y 1,559,432 99,108 26,622 2,563,422 A constitutional referendum was held in Senegal on 7 January 2001. Voters were asked whether they approved of a new constitution. It was approved by 94% of voters, leading to early parliamentary elections taking place in April 2001. Background The proposed constitution would abolish the Senate, which had only come into existence in 1999; its first election had been boycotted by the opposition parties, who viewed its creation as unnecessary. It also reduced the presidential term from seven to five years.Elections in Senegal https://web.archive.org/web/20180831074737/http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html#2001_Constitutional_Referendum 2018-08-31 African Elections Database Result 1559432 99108 26622 2563522 African Elections Database References Category:Referendums in Senegal Constitutional Senegal Category:Constitutional referendums