1945 French legislative election in French Sudan−Niger

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of French Sudan−Niger on 21 October 1945 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from two separate electoral colleges. A second round of voting was held for both colleges on 18 November as no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round.[1] Maurice Kaouza and Fily Dabo Sissoko were elected.

Campaign

An attempt to form a unified African bloc for the elections failed due to the number of people seeking to be candidates. Fily Dabo Sissoko became a well-known a writer, and was popular with chiefs, particularly those from animist groups.[2] He campaigned on a platform of equal pay for Africans and Europeans, the abolishment of forced labour and the emancipation of women.[3]

In the second round of the second college elections, opponents of Sissoko have their backing to Mamadou Konaté, a teacher who was well-respected amongst the local intelligentsia.[3]

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
First College
Maurice Kaouza 660 26.6 1,375 58.1
Jean Silvandre SFIO 632 25.5 912 38.6
Pierre-André Gomis 417 16.8
Trollé 317 12.8
Robert Lattes Popular Republican Movement 205 8.3
André Marie 122 4.9
Raoul Monmarson 109 4.4 79 3.3
Pasquini 16 0.6
Invalid/blank votes 100 − 31 −
Total 2,578 100 2,397 100
Registered voters/turnout 3,243 79.5 3,263 73.5
Second college
Fily Dabo Sissoko 10,406 38.7 11,277 45.8
Henri Montchamp 4,462 16.6 3,672 14.9
Roland Gougis 3,753 14.0 3,759 15.3
Mamadou Konaté 2,905 10.8 5,242 21.3
Sall Ibrahima 1,433 5.3
Balobo Maiga 961 3.6 666 2.7
Modibo Keita 937 3.5
Hamani Diori 564 2.1
Diarra Trémoko Dratigui 530 2.0
Sidibé Tidiani 448 1.7
Sidibé Mamby 271 1.0
Mariko Siriman 200 0.7
Invalid/blank votes 171 − 108 −
Total 27,014 100 24,724 100
Registered voters/turnout 33,626 80.3 33,643 73.3
Source: De Benoist[4]

Aftermath

Following the elections, Senegalese MP Lamine Guèye attempted to persuade all the African MPs to form an African Bloc, which would be affiliated with the SFIO. However, the attempt failed, and Sissoko joined the MUR.[5]

References

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1249−1250
  2. ^ Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
  3. ^ a b Mortimer, p65
  4. ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp521–522
  5. ^ Mortimer, p72
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