Cameroonian General Council election, December 1946

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General Council elections were held in French Cameroons on 22 December 1946.^[1]

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the General Council had 40 seats, of which 16 were elected by the first college and 24 were elected by the second college.^[1]

Campaign

Only around 40 candidates contested the 40 seats.^[1]

Results

Of the 2,611 voters in the first college, 1,201 cast votes, whilst in the second college, 20,490 of the 38,976 registered voters voted.^[1]

References

Elections and referendums in Cameroon Presidential elections 1965 1970 1975 1980 1984 1988 1992 1997 2004 2011 Parliamentary elections 1964 1970 1973 1978 1983 1988 1992 1997 2002 2007 2013 Pre-union elections French Cameroon: 1946 (Mar) 1946 (Dec) 1952 1956 1960 British Cameroons: 1954 1957 1959 1961 French elections 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956 1957 Referendums 1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1960 (French) 1961 (British) 1972