June 1946 French legislative election in Mauritania–Senegal
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of Senegal-Mauritania on 2 June 1946 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. Two members were elected from the seat, with the winners being French Section of the Workers International candidates Lamine Guèye and Léopold Sédar Senghor.[1] Both were incumbent MPs, having won their seats in the 1945 elections.
Results
editFirst college
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamine Guèye | French Section of the Workers' International | 31,288 | 97.13 | |
| Adolphe Maillat | Independent Socialists | 925 | 2.87 | |
| Total | 32,213 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 32,213 | 98.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 540 | 1.65 | ||
| Total votes | 32,753 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 46,985 | 69.71 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] | ||||
Second college
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léopold Sédar Senghor | French Section of the Workers' International | 20,718 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 20,718 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 20,718 | 97.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 563 | 2.65 | ||
| Total votes | 21,281 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 28,461 | 74.77 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] | ||||
References
edit- ^ Members of the Second National Constituent Assembly French National Assembly
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857