1952 Senegalese Territorial Assembly election

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Senegal on 30 March 1952. [1] The Senegalese Democratic Bloc won 41 of the 50 seats.

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Electoral system

Unlike other French colonies in Africa which used a dual college system, with French citizens electing part of the General Council and Africans electing the remainder, the Senegalese General Council was elected on a general roll. [1]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Senegalese Democratic Bloc 224,12270.1741
French Section of the Workers' International 95,29629.839
Others0
Total319,418100.0050
Valid votes319,41898.27
Invalid/blank votes5,6101.73
Total votes325,028
Registered voters/turnout660,65546.20
Source: De Benoist

References

  1. 1 2 Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p541–542