1951 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 17 June 1951. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college, and Barthélémy Boganda from the second in Ubangi-Shari,[1] In the second college in Chad, both seats were won by the Chadian Democratic Union.[2] which were taken by Mohamed Bechir-Sow and Quatre Sou Quatre.

Results[edit]

First college[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
René MalbrantRally of the French People2,730100.00
Total2,730100.00
Valid votes2,73092.35
Invalid/blank votes2267.65
Total votes2,956100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,49065.84
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college[edit]

Chad[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Chadian Democratic UnionRPF123,45675.142New
Chadian Progressive PartyRDA14,4978.820–1
Independent Socialist Party of Chad13,4678.200New
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance6,5223.9700
Independent List6,3693.880New
Total164,311100.002+1
Valid votes164,31199.03
Invalid/blank votes1,6140.97
Total votes165,925100.00
Registered voters/turnout250,34166.28
Source: Sternberger et al.

Ubangi-Shari[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Barthélemy BogandaMovement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa31,63148.19
Marcel BellaRally of the French People21,63732.96
Georges DarlanUbangian Union8,28812.63
Eugène Freidrich2,8774.38
Michel Galinqui DouathéFrench Section of the Workers' International1,2081.84
Total65,641100.00
Valid votes65,64196.89
Invalid/blank votes2,1053.11
Total votes67,746100.00
Registered voters/turnout111,20160.92
Source: Sternberger et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 (in German)
  2. ^ Sternberger et al., p2240