A referendum on granting greater autonomy to the departments of Bolivia was held on 2 July 2006,[1] alongside elections for a Constitutional Assembly.[2] Whilst it was approved in four of the nine departments, the proposal was rejected by 58% of voters nationally.
The question asked was:
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| For | 1,237,312 | 42.41 |
| Against | 1,680,017 | 57.59 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 220,995 | – |
| Total | 3,138,324 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,713,376 | 84.51 |
| align=left colspan=3 | Source: IFES |
| Department | For | Against | Invalid/ blank | Total | Registered voters | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||||
| Beni | 74,059 | 73.83 | 26,247 | 26.17 | 5,476 | 105,782 | 128,836 | 82.11 |
| Chuquisaca | 59,557 | 37.77 | 98,135 | 62.23 | 18,342 | 176,034 | 211,170 | 83.36 |
| Cochabamba | 194,461 | 36.97 | 331,600 | 63.03 | 41,748 | 567,809 | 662,219 | 85.74 |
| La Paz | 256,664 | 26.56 | 709,848 | 73.44 | 65,313 | 1,031,825 | 1,191,901 | 86.57 |
| Oruro | 39,486 | 24.52 | 121,564 | 75.48 | 13,809 | 174,859 | 201,267 | 86.88 |
| Pando | 11,401 | 57.69 | 8,362 | 42.31 | 796 | 20,559 | 24,691 | 83.27 |
| Potosí | 51,886 | 26.88 | 141,141 | 73.12 | 27,696 | 220,723 | 275,281 | 80.18 |
| Santa Cruz | 466,826 | 71.11 | 189,622 | 28.89 | 35,739 | 692,187 | 838,846 | 82.52 |
| Tarija | 82,972 | 60.80 | 53,498 | 39.20 | 12,076 | 148,546 | 179,165 | 82.91 |
| Total | 1,237,312 | 42.41 | 1,680,017 | 57.59 | 220,995 | 3,138,324 | 3,713,376 | 84.51 |
| align=left colspan=9 | Source: Direct Democracy | |||||||