1951 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 17 June 1951. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college, and Barthélémy Boganda from the second in Ubangi-Shari.[1] In the second college in Chad, both seats were won by the Chadian Democratic Union.[2]

Results

First college

Candidate Votes %
René Malbrant2,730100
Invalid/blank votes226
Total2,956100
Registered voters/turnout4,49065.8
Source: Sternberger et al.

Chad

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Chadian Democratic Union123,54675.12New
Chadian Progressive Party14,4978.80–1
Independent Socialist Party of Chad13,4678.20New
Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance6,5224.000
Independent List6,3693.90New
Invalid/blank votes1,614
Total165,9251002+1
Registered voters/turnout250,34166.3
Source: Sternberger et al.

Ubangi-Shari

Candidate Votes %
Barthélemy Boganda31,63148.2
Marcel Bella21,63733.0
Georges Darlan8,28812.6
Eugène Freidrich2,8774.4
Michel Galinqui Douathé1,2081.8
Invalid/blank votes2,105
Total67,746100
Registered voters/turnout111,20160.9
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 (in German)
  2. Sternberger et al., p2240
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