1951 French legislative election in Togo

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Togoland on 17 June 1951 as part of the wider French elections. Nicolas Grunitzky of the Togolese Party of Progress was elected with 61% of the vote, defeating the incumbent Martin Aku.[1] The result was a reversal of the November 1946 election, in which Aku defeated Grunitzky.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Nicolas GrunitzkyTogolese Party of Progress16,25561.29
Martin AkuCommittee of Togolese Unity10,26838.71
Total26,523100.00
Valid votes26,52398.82
Invalid/blank votes3171.18
Total votes26,840100.00
Registered voters/turnout32,49682.59
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2202