1945 French legislative election in French Somaliland
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 21 October 1945, with a second round on 4 November as part of the wider parliamentary elections.[1] René Bernard-Cothier was elected as the territory's MP.[1]
Results
Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Jean-Carles Martine | 182 | 27.7 | 198 | 30.0 |
René Bernard-Cothier | 167 | 25.5 | 210 | 31.8 |
Hail Mahmoud | 144 | 21.9 | 136 | 20.6 |
Abdourahman Banabila | 114 | 17.4 | 109 | 16.5 |
Two other candidates | 49 | 7.5 | 7 | 1.1 |
Invalid/blank votes | 22 | – | 7 | – |
Total | 678 | 100 | 667 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 862 | 78.7 | 862 | 77.4 |
Source: Sternberger et al |
References
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p631