Chadian Territorial Assembly election, 1952

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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.

Chad Country in central Africa

Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in north-central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. It is the fifth largest country in Africa and the second-largest in Central Africa in terms of area.

Gaullism French political stance based on the thought and action of World War II French Resistance leader General Charles de Gaulle

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Rally of the French People

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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

PartyVotes%Seats
First College
Rally of the French People 69970.6815
Social and Economic Action16516.680
Independents and Union of Chad949.500
Defence of Economic Interests313.130
Invalid/blank votes26
Total1,01510015
Registered voters/turnout3,58228.34
Second College
Chadian Democratic Union 117,06972.3624
Civic Action Front of Chad 33,76920.876
Independent Socialist Party of Chad 3,7962.350
Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï1,1250.700
Franco-Kanembou Union1,0130.630
Independents5,0063.090
Invalid/blank votes1,826
Total163,60410030
Registered voters/turnout307,43453.22
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)