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General Council elections were held in French Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) in December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally won all 15 seats in the Second College in Ivory Coast, [1] and 24 of the 30 Second College seats overall. [2]
The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire — African Democratic Rally is a political party in Côte d'Ivoire.
| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
| First College | |||||||
| National Union | 5 | 8 | 13 | ||||
| Filidori List | 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| URDIESCI | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 2,069 | 100 | 5 | 15 | 20 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,449 | 46.5 | – | – | – | ||
| Second College | |||||||
| Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally | 24 | 24 | |||||
| Independents | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Total | 132,848 | 100 | 30 | – | – | – | 30 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 209,325 | 63.4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Source: De Benoist [2] | |||||||
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