1951 French legislative election in Senegal
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 17 June 1951 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from the territory, both of which were won by the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.[1] Abbas Gueye and Léopold Sédar Senghor were the two elected members.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegalese Democratic Bloc | 212,317 | 67.77 | 2 | New | |
| French Section of the Workers' International | 95,947 | 30.63 | 0 | −2 | |
| Rally of the French People | 5,012 | 1.60 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 313,276 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 313,276 | 98.76 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,924 | 1.24 | |||
| Total votes | 317,200 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 665,280 | 47.68 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al.De Benoist[2] | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p528