French legislative election, 1951 (Upper Volta)

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 17 June 1951, as part of the wider French elections. The Voltaic Union (UV) won three of the four seats, which were taken by Joseph Conombo, Henri Guissou, Mamadou Ouédraogo, whilst Nazi Boni won the other seat on the Economic and Social Action in the Interests of Upper Volta list,[1] although he remained a member of the UV.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Voltaic Union146,86158.763
Economic and Social Action in the Interests of Upper Volta66,98626.801
Voltaic Evolution16,9806.790
Entente Voltaïque11,7254.690
Voltaic Progressive Movement7,3882.960
Invalid/blank votes1,198
Total251,1381003
Registered voters/turnout334,14975.16
Source: Sternberger et al.[3]

References

  1. Nazi Boni French National Assembly
  2. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, p30
  3. Sternberger, D, Vogel, B, Nohlen, D & Landfried, K (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweite Halbband, p1583 (German)