1952 Ubangi-Shari Territorial Assembly election

1952 Ubangi-Shari Territorial Assembly election

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All 40 seats in the Territorial Assembly 21 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Barthélemy Boganda Henri Mabille Henri Mabille Party MESAN UDIO RPF Last election - - - Seats won 17 14 8 Seat change 17 14 8
President of the Territorial Assembly before election Georges Darlan Elected President of the Territorial Assembly Henri Mabille

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Ubangi-Shari on 30 March 1952. ^[1] The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), which won 17 seats (all in the second college). ^[2]

Results

Party		Seats
First College
	Union for the Defence of Ubangian Interests	14
Second College
	Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa	17
	Rally of the French People and independents	8
	Other parties	1
Total		40
Source: Bradshaw & Fandos-Ruis [1]

Aftermath

Following the elections, Henri Mabille was elected chair of the legislature. ^[1]

References

1. Richard Bradshaw & Juan Fandos-Rius (2016) Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, p84
2. McLean-Thompson, V & Adloff, R The emerging states of French Equatorial Africa, p392