1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1] The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.[2]

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Electoral system

The General Council (Conseil Generale) was established as part of the constitutional reforms that created the French Fourth Republic. It had 30 seats, with 12 members elected by the first electoral college and 18 by the second electoral college.[3]

Results
Party First round Second round Total
seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
First College
Dahomeyan Progressive Union145
African People's Bloc055
Independents022
Total61310011112
Registered voters/turnout1,53345.9–––
Second College
Dahomeyan Progressive Union10515
African People's Bloc011
Independents200
Total76,76910012618
Registered voters/turnout133,14257.6–––
Source: De Benoist

Elected members included:[4]

References
  1. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
  2. Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960, Cambridge University Press, p276
  3. Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p112
  4. Houngnikpo & Decalo, p113
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