1946–47 Ivorian General Council election

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General Council elections were held in French Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) in December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally won all 15 seats in the Second College in Ivory Coast,[1] and 24 of the 30 Second College seats overall.[2]

Results

Party First round Second round Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
First College
National Union 5 8 13
Filidori List 0 6 6
URDIESCI 0 1 1
Total 2,069 100 5 15 20
Registered voters/turnout 4,449 46.5
Second College
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally 24 24
Independents 6 6
Total 132,848 100 30 30
Registered voters/turnout 209,325 63.4
Source: De Benoist[2]

Aftermath

When Upper Volta was reconstituted as a separate territory in 1948, its members left the General Council (10 from the First College, 15 from the Second). By-elections were held in May 1948 for eight First College seats and 12 Second College seats; the PDCI won all of the Second College seats.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p679 (in German)
  2. ^ a b Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp536–537
  3. ^ Sternberger et al., p654