French legislative election, 1951 (Dahomey)
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Dahomey 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 Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North.[1][2] Voter turnout was 44.3%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liste de l'Union Française | 53,463 | 36.8 | 1 |
| Ethnic Group of the North | 49,329 | 33.9 | 1 |
| Dahomeyan Progressive Union | 18,410 | 12.7 | 0 |
| Independent of Political Parties | 10,161 | 7.0 | 0 |
| African People's Bloc | 8,686 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Rally of the French People | 5,284 | 3.6 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,017 | – | – |
| Total | 147,350 | 100 | 2 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 332,867 | 44.3 | – |
| 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)
- ↑ Database of French MPs since 1789 National Assembly
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