Senegalese constitutional referendum, 2001
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The Senegalese constitutional referendum was held on 7 January 2001 to approve a new constitution for Senegal
. It was the third referendum since Senegal became independent and resulted in an overwhelming yes vote. The vote paved the way for early parliamentary elections
to take place in April 2001.
The constitutional reform abolished the Senate of Senegal
, which had only come into existence in 1999; its first election had been boycotted by the opposition parties, who viewed its creation as unnecessary.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
. It was the third referendum since Senegal became independent and resulted in an overwhelming yes vote. The vote paved the way for early parliamentary elections
Senegalese parliamentary election, 2001
An election for the National Assembly of Senegal was held on 29 April 2001. The election was held under the new constitution approved by referendum earlier in the year...
to take place in April 2001.
The constitutional reform abolished the Senate of Senegal
Senate of Senegal
The Senate of Senegal has been the upper house of the Parliament of Senegal from 1999 until 2001 and again since 2007.-History and elections:...
, which had only come into existence in 1999; its first election had been boycotted by the opposition parties, who viewed its creation as unnecessary.
Result
| Referendum results: | ||
| Votes cast | 1,678,097 | 65.74% |
| Abstentions | 874,492 | 34.26% |
| Electorate | 2,552,589 | 100.0% |
| Of votes cast: | ||
| Valid votes | 1,651,433 | 98.41% |
| Invalid votes | 26,664 | 1.59% |
| Total votes | 1,678,097 | 100.0% |
| Of Yes and No votes: | ||
| Yes votes | 1,552,401 | 94.0% |
| No votes | 99,032 | 6.0% |
| Total | 1,651,433 | 100% |