1795 French referendums

Two referendums were held in France on 6 September 1795: one adopting the Constitution of the Year III establishing the Directory, and another on the Two-Thirds Decree reserving two-thirds of the seats in the new Council of Five Hundred and Council of Ancients for former members of the National Convention. ^[1]

Constitutional Referendum

The official result was more than 95% in favor of the new constitution. ^[2]

French constitutional referendum, 1795

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	1,057,390	95.48
No	49,978	4.52
Total votes	1,107,368	100.00

In national elections only tax paying men over 25 could vote, which limited electorate to approximately 5-7 million people; although, to vote for the members of the legislature you had to pay a direct tax that equated to about 150-200 labour days

Two-Thirds Decree Referendum

Of the seven million eligible voters, only 4.49% of voters cast valid votes. ^[3]

Two-Thirds Decree referendum, 1795

Choice	Votes	%
Yes	205,498	65.39
No	108,754	34.61
Total votes	314,252	100.00

References

1. Émile Ducoudray, "Vendémiaire (Journée du 13)", in Albert Soboul (dir.), Dictionnaire historique de la Révolution française , Paris, PUF, 1989 (rééd. Quadrige, 2005, p. 1076-1079)
2. "Référendum sur la constitution de 1795, an III, MJP, université de Perpignan". Archived from the original on 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
3. "Référendum sur le decret des deux tiers 1795, an III, MJP, université de Perpignan". Archived from the original on 2020-08-20. Retrieved 2020-01-22.