1815 French constitutional referendum

A constitutional referendum on the Charter of 1815 of the First French Empire, with Napoleon I restored to power in place of Louis XVIII, was held on 22 April 1815. Like in previous French referendums, the officially announced result was nearly unanimous. Out of seven and a half million eligible voters, 79% abstained that day.^[1] Compared to the 1804 referendum, the yes vote had a net loss 2 million votes.^[2]

Results

Party	% of votes	Votes
Yes	99.67%	1,305,206
No	0.33%	4,206
Total	100%

References

^ Bertaud, Jean-Paul (2021), "Chapitre 11. Les Cent-Jours (mars-juin 1815)", Le Consulat et l'Empire, Cursus (in French), vol. 3e éd., Paris: Armand Colin, pp. 185–195, ISBN 978-2-200-63065-2, retrieved 17 February 2024
^ Lyons, Martyn (28 June 1994). Napoleon Bonaparte and the Legacy of the French Revolution. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-349-23436-3.