Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 12 August 1849 as part of the wider French elections. Incumbent MP Barthélémy Durand Valantin was re-elected with 65% of the vote.
Electoral system
editThe single Senegalese seat in the National Assembly was created by decree on 5 March 1848.[1] Following an order of 5 November 1830 and a law of 24 April 1833, all free-born people and freed slaves in Senegal had full civic and political rights, the only French African colony to give such rights until the end of World War II.[1] The right to vote was given to all men over the age of 25 and who could prove they had lived in their municipality for the previous five years.[1] In total 4,991 men registered to vote, up from 4,706 in the 1848 elections.[1]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Barthélémy Durand Valantin | 1,319 | 64.94 |
| Masson | 472 | 23.24 |
| Petiton | 240 | 11.82 |
| Total | 2,031 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 2,031 | 99.90 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2 | 0.10 |
| Total votes | 2,033 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,991 | 40.73 |
| Source: Sternberger et al., National Assembly | ||
Aftermath
editValantin retired from politics in 1851, but before a by-election could be held, a decree of 2 February 1852 abolished Senegalese representation in the National Assembly.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp1812−1813