1795 French referendums

Two referendums held in France in 1795 Two referendums were held in France on 6 September 1795: one adopting the Constitution of the Year III establishing the Directory, and another on the Two-Thirds Decree reserving two-thirds of the seats in the new Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients for former members of the National Convention.Émile Ducoudray, "Vendémiaire (Journée du 13)", in Albert Soboul (dir.), Dictionnaire historique de la Révolution française, Paris, PUF, 1989 (rééd. Quadrige, 2005, p. 1076-1079) Constitutional Referendum 95.48 4.52 15.82 The official result was more than 95% in favor of the new constitution.https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ref1795.htm Référendum sur la constitution de 1795, an III, MJP, université de Perpignan 2020-01-22 2020-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20201107110237/https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ref1795.htm live French constitutional referendum, 1795 1057390 49978 15.82 In national elections only tax paying men over 25 could vote, which limited electorate to approximately 5-7 million people; although, to vote for the members of the legislature you had to pay a direct tax that equated to about 150-200 labour days Two-Thirds Decree Referendum 65.39 34.61 4.49 Of the seven million eligible voters, only 4.49% of voters cast valid votes.https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ref1795-2.htm Référendum sur le decret des deux tiers 1795, an III, MJP, université de Perpignan 2020-01-22 2020-08-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20200820125013/https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/france/ref1795-2.htm live Two-Thirds Decree referendum, 1795 205498 108754 4.49 References Category:Referendums in France Category:1795 events of the French Revolution France Category:Constitutional referendums in France Category:French Directory Referendums