June 1946 French legislative election in Dahomey and Togo
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Dahomey and French Togoland on 2 June 1946. The territory elected two seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges. Pierre Bertho of the Popular Republican Movement was elected from the first college and Sourou-Migan Apithy in the second.[1]
Results edit
First College edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Bertho | Popular Republican Movement | 575 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 575 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 575 | 69.03 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 258 | 30.97 | ||
| Total votes | 833 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,577 | 52.82 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||
Second College edit
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sourou-Migan Apithy | 8,096 | 99.82 |
| Paulin Norward | 15 | 0.18 |
| Total | 8,111 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 8,111 | 89.44 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 958 | 10.56 |
| Total votes | 9,069 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 11,962 | 75.82 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||
References edit
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p529 (in German)