Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Sudan on March 30, 1952.[1] The Sudanese Progressive Party remained the largest party, winning 28 of the 40 Second College seats.[2] The Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally won the remaining 13. seats[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First College | |||||
| Rally of the French People | 1,677 | 19 | New | ||
| Other parties | 0 | – | |||
| Independents | 150 | 1 | –8 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total votes | 2,912 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,157 | 56.47 | |||
| Second College | |||||
| Sudanese Progressive Party | 192,957 | 27 | −1 | ||
| Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 101,902 | 13 | +11 | ||
| Other parties | 0 | – | |||
| Total | 40 | +10 | |||
| Total votes | 261,533 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 925,131 | 28.27 | |||
| Source: De Benoist[3] | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p174
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1228−1229
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p542