1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election
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Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1] The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.[2]
Electoral system
The General Council (Conseil Generale) was established as part of the constitutional reforms that created the French Fourth Republic. It had 30 seats, with 12 members elected by the first electoral college and 18 by the second electoral college.[3]
Results
Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | ||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
First College | |||||||
Dahomeyan Progressive Union | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||
African People's Bloc | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Independents | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 613 | 100 | 1 | 11 | 12 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,533 | 45.9 | – | – | – | ||
Second College | |||||||
Dahomeyan Progressive Union | 10 | 5 | 15 | ||||
African People's Bloc | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Independents | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 76,769 | 100 | 12 | 6 | 18 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 133,142 | 57.6 | – | – | – | ||
Source: De Benoist |
Elected members included:[4]
- Cyrille Aguessy
- Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (African People's Bloc)
- Michel Ahouanmènou
- Albert Akindès (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
- Tahirou Congacou
- Francis Covi
- Sourou-Migan Apithy (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
- Hubert Maga (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
- Émile Poisson (African People's Bloc)
References
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
- ^ Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960, Cambridge University Press, p276
- ^ Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p112
- ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo, p113