General Council elections were held in Guinea in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1]
Electoral system
editThe 40-member General Council was elected by groups; the First College (French citizens) elected 16 members and the Second College elected 24 members.[2]
Results
edit| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| First College | |||||||
| Total | 1,317 | 100 | 11 | 5 | 16 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,470 | 53.3 | – | – | – | ||
| Second College | |||||||
| Total | 76,769 | 100 | 14 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 133,142 | 57.6 | – | – | – | ||
| 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, p804 (in German)