General Council elections were held in French Sudan in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1]
Electoral system
editThe General Council was elected using two voting lists. The First College elected 20 seats, whilst the Second College elected 30.[2]
Results
edit| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- ^ 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