2001 Senegalese constitutional referendum

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,559,432	94.02%
No	99,108	5.98%
Valid votes	1,658,540	98.42%
Invalid or blank votes	26,622	1.58%
Total votes	1,685,162	100.00%
Registered voters/turnout	2,563,422	65.74%

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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,^[1] 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.^[1]

Result

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