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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Mauritania on 30 March 1952. [1] The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Progressive Union, which won 22 of the 24 seats. [2]
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Mauritania on 30 March 1952. [1] The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Progressive Union, which won 22 of the 24 seats. [2]
The Territorial Assembly was elected by two colleges; the first college elected 8 members and the second 16. [3]
| Party | First College | Second College | Total seats | |||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Mauritanian Progressive Union | 31,644 | – | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Mauritanian Entente | 10,937 | – | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Union for the Defence of Mauritania and the French Union | 277 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| French Union | 183 | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Other parties | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Independents | 5,697 | – | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 16 | 24 | |||||
| Total votes | 647 | – | 61,597 | – | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,020 | 63.43 | 130,441 | 47.22 | ||||
| Source: De Benoist [1] | ||||||||
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