Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election, 1952

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Elections for the Territorial Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 30 March 1952. Sourou-Migan Apithy's Republican Party of Dahomey won 19 of the 32 second college seats.[1] Only ten members of the Legislative Council elected in 1947 were re-elected.[2]

Background

The Legislative Council had been created as part of the constitutional reforms that created French Fourth Republic. In 1952 it was converted into the Territorial Assembly, and was enlarged from 30 to 50 seats. The Assembly was elected by two electoral colleges; 18 by the first electoral college and 32 by the second.[3]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Republican Party of Dahomey 19
Ethnic Group of the North 9
African People's Bloc 4
Dahomeyan Progressive Union 0
Total129,557 32
Registered voters/turnout332,698 –
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p530 (German)
  2. ↑ Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1958) French West Africa, Stanford University Press, p66
  3. ↑ Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p63
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