1952 Upper Voltan Territorial Assembly election

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 30 March 1952. [1] The result was a victory for the Voltaic Union (UV). [2]

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Electoral system

The Territorial Assembly had 50 seats, with 10 elected by the First College (French citizens) and 40 by the Second College (non-French citizens). [3]

Results

PartyFirst CollegeSecond CollegeTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Voltaic Union 122,817–1313
Social and Economic Action45,502–88
Rally of the French People 18,699–66
Independents of Lobi Country10,550–33
African Democratic Rally 2,488–00
Social and Economic Development5971010
Union for the Defence of the Interests of Upper Volta77
Ethnic Party of Gourma33
Other parties000
Total104050
Total votes929–207,112–
Registered voters/turnout1,58358.69351,51358.92
Source: De Benoist [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p540–541
  2. ↑ Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, pxli
  3. ↑ Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1958) French West Africa, Stanford University Press, p56
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