A referendum concerning the establishment of the French Empire was held in France in November 1804. The officially announced result showed a nearly unanimous French electorate approving the change in Napoleon Bonaparte's status from First Consul to Emperor of the French. About seven million voters were called to participate, of which 47.2% did.

Background

The plebiscite, provided for by article 142 of the Sénatus-consulte, relates to the question of the imperial succession as defined in the Constitution of 1804, which established the First Empire.

The vote was public, permitting neither blank votes nor invalid ones. The results were officially published on the 1st of December 1804.

Results

1804 French Constitutional Referendum
Choice Votes  %
Referendum passed Yes 3,521,675 99.93
No 2,579 0.07
Total votes 3,524,254 100.00
Source: [1]
No :
2,579 (0.07%)		 Yes :
3,521,675 (99.93%)
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References

  1. ↑ "Référendum 1804, Empire, France, MJP, université de Perpignan". mjp.univ-perp.fr. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
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