1946–47 French Sudan General Council election
General Council elections were held in French Sudan in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1]
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Electoral system
The General Council was elected using two voting lists. The First College elected 20 seats, whilst the Second College elected 30.[2]
Results
Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
First College | ||||||||
Defence of the Interests of Sudan | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
French Section of the Workers' International | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
Sudanese Progressive Party | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
French-African Union | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||
Independents | 7 | 2 | 9 | |||||
Total | 14 | 6 | 20 | |||||
Total votes | 1,483 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,346 | 44.32 | ||||||
Second College | ||||||||
Sudanese Progressive Party | 5 | 16 | 21 | |||||
Community of Yatenga | 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
Marka, Peul, Bobo, Samogo Union | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||
Independents | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 11 | 19 | 30 | |||||
Total votes | 70,409 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 156,270 | 45.06 | ||||||
Source: De Benoist |
References
- Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537–538
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1228
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