1946–47 Ivorian General Council election
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General Council elections were held in French Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) in December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally won all 15 seats in the Second College in Ivory Coast,[1] and 24 of the 30 Second College seats overall.[2]
Results[]
Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
First College | |||||||
National Union | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||||
Filidori List | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 2,069 | 100 | 5 | 15 | 20 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,449 | 46.5 | – | – | – | ||
Second College | |||||||
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally | 24 | 24 | |||||
Independents | 6 | 6 | |||||
Total | 132,848 | 100 | 30 | – | – | – | 30 |
Registered voters/turnout | 209,325 | 63.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
Source: De Benoist[2] |
Aftermath[]
When Upper Volta was reconstituted as a separate territory in 1948, its members left the General Council (10 from the First College, 15 from the Second). were held in May 1948 for eight First College seats and 12 Second College seats; the PDCI won all of the Second College seats.[3]
References[]
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p679 (in German)
- ^ a b Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp536–537
- ^ Sternberger et al., p654
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