1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 30 March 1952. ^[1] The result was a victory for Gaullist parties, ^[2] with the Rally of the French People winning all 15 seats in the First College and the Chadian Democratic Union winning 24 of the 30 seats in the Second College.

In the southern town of Bébalem, the announcement of the PPT's defeat by the UDT (with the latter being close to colonial and traditional elites) led to farmer protests and the subsequent Bébalem massacre by colonial authorities. ^{[3] [4]}

Electoral system

The 45-seat Territorial Assembly had 15 seats elected by the first college in two constituencies, and 30 seats elected by the second college in ten constituencies. ^[5]

Results

Party		First College			Second College			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Chadian Democratic Union				117,069	72.36	24	24
	Civic Action Front of Chad				33,769	20.87	6	6
	Independent Socialist Party of Chad				3,796	2.35	0	0
	Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï				1,125	0.70	0	0
	Franco-Kanembou Union				1,013	0.63	0	0
	Rally of the French People	699	70.68	15				15
	Social and Economic Action	165	16.68	0				0
	Independents and Union of Chad	94	9.50	0				0
	Defence of Economic Interests	31	3.13	0				0
	Independents				5,006	3.09	0	0
Total		989	100.00	15	161,778	100.00	30	45
Valid votes		989	97.44		161,778	98.88
Invalid/blank votes		26	2.56		1,826	1.12
Total votes		1,015	100.00		163,604	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		3,582	28.34		307,434	53.22
Source: Lanne

References

1. Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p188
2. Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p175
3. Debos, Marielle (2009). "Chad 1900-1960" (PDF). Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence . p. 8-9. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
4. Lanne, Bernard. Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958. Administration, partis, élections. Paris: Karthala. p. 197-218. ISBN   9782865378838.
5. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp2219–2220 (in German)