French legislative election, 1951 (Dahomey)
Elections to the National Assembly of France were held in Dahomey (now Benin) on 17 June 1951. The territory elected two seats to the Assembly, which were won by Sourou-Migan Apithy of the Liste de l'Union Française and a GEN candidate.[1] Voter turnout was 44.3%.
Results
| Party |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
| Liste de l'Union Française |
53,463 |
36.8 |
1 |
| GEN |
49,329 |
33.9 |
1 |
| UPD |
18,410 |
12.7 |
0 |
| IPP |
10,161 |
7.0 |
0 |
| BPA |
8,686 |
6.0 |
0 |
| RPF |
5,284 |
3.6 |
0 |
| Invalid/blank votes |
2,017 |
– |
– |
| Total |
147,350 |
100 |
2 |
| Source: Sternberger et al |
References
- ^ Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p530 (German)