1946 French Somaliland Representative Council election

Representative Council elections were held in French Somaliland in March 1946.[1]

Electoral system

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The 20 member council was elected in two colleges, each of which elected ten members. The first college had six seats directly elected by French citizens, whilst the second college had six seats directly elected seats, with Somalis, Afars and Arabs each electing two members.[1]

The remaining four seats in each college were appointed by the governor; three members chosen by the Governor from a list of nine candidates presented by the Chamber of Commerce, and one member chosen by the governor from a list of three presented by Unions.[1]

Results

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College Ethnic group Votes cast Registered voters Turnout
First college 326 726 44.9
Second college Afars 37 146 25.3
Arabs 70 150 46.7
Somalis 118 228 51.8
Total 225 524 42.9
Total 551 1,250 44.1
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp608–609