1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

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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.

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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. [3]

Results

PartyFirst CollegeSecond CollegeTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Chadian Democratic Union 117,06972.362424
Civic Action Front of Chad 33,76920.8766
Independent Socialist Party of Chad 3,7962.3500
Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï1,1250.7000
Franco-Kanembou Union1,0130.6300
Rally of the French People 69970.681515
Social and Economic Action16516.6800
Independents and Union of Chad949.5000
Defence of Economic Interests313.1300
Independents5,0063.0900
Total989100.0015161,778100.003045
Valid votes98997.44161,77898.88
Invalid/blank votes262.561,8261.12
Total votes1,015100.00163,604100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,58228.34307,43453.22
Source: Lanne

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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. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp2219–2220 (in German)