December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election

General Council elections were held in French Cameroons on 22 December 1946.[1]

December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election
French Cameroon
← March 1946 22 December 1946 1952 →
Turnout52.16%

Electoral system edit

At the time of the election, the General Council had 40 seats, of which 16 were elected by the first college and 24 were elected by the second college.[1]

Campaign edit

Only around 40 candidates contested the 40 seats.[1]

Results edit

Of the 2,611 voters in the first college, 1,201 cast votes, whilst in the second college, 20,490 of the 38,976 registered voters voted.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p908