November 1946 French legislative election in Senegal
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 10 November 1946 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from the territory, both of which were won by the French Section of the Workers International. The seats were taken by Lamine Guèye and Léopold Sédar Senghor,[1] who had also won the seats in the June elections.
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
French Section of the Workers' International | 128,284 | 98.59 | 2 | 0 | |
African Democratic Rally | 1,180 | 0.91 | 0 | New | |
Intercolonial Front | 654 | 0.50 | 0 | New | |
Total | 130,118 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 130,118 | 99.56 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 573 | 0.44 | |||
Total votes | 130,691 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 192,861 | 67.76 | |||
Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857