Constitutional referendum in Senegal in 2001

The constitutional referendum in Senegal in 2001 was held on January 7, 2001 at the instigation of President Abdoulaye Wade, who had been elected a year earlier . The aim was to introduce a new constitution for Senegal . It was the third referendum since the country gained independence in 1960. The draft of Senegal's new constitution put to the vote was adopted with more than 90% of the valid votes cast and promulgated with force of law on January 22, 2001. This result paved the way for the parliamentary elections in Senegal that same year .

With the adoption of the Constitution, Senegal's Senate , an institution that was only introduced in 1999, was abolished. The only Senate election in Senegal - which took place in 1999 - was boycotted by the opposition parties at the time, including Wades , because they saw the Senate as superfluous.

Results

Results
Votes cast	1,678,097	65.74%
Not participated	874.492	34.26%
Eligible voters	2,552,589	100.0 0%
Of the votes cast:
Valid	1,651,433	98.41%
Invalid	26,664	1.59%
Total votes	1,678,097	100.0 0%
Of the valid votes:
Yes	1,552,401	94.0%
No	99.032	6.0%
total	1,651,433	100 , 0%

Web links

• Results according to Electionguide.org
• AFRICAN ELECTIONS DATABASE