1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 30 March 1952.[1] The result was a victory for Gaullist parties,[2] with the Rally of the French People winning all 15 seats in the First College and the Chadian Democratic Union winning 24 of the 30 seats in the Second College.

Electoral system

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The 45-seat Territorial Assembly had 15 seats elected by the first college in two constituencies, and 30 seats elected by the second college in ten constituencies.[3]

Results

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PartyFirst CollegeSecond CollegeTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Chadian Democratic Union117,06972.362424
Civic Action Front of Chad33,76920.8766
Independent Socialist Party of Chad3,7962.3500
Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï1,1250.7000
Franco-Kanembou Union1,0130.6300
Rally of the French People69970.681515
Social and Economic Action16516.6800
Independents and Union of Chad949.5000
Defence of Economic Interests313.1300
Independents5,0063.0900
Total989100.0015161,778100.003045
Valid votes98997.44161,77898.88
Invalid/blank votes262.561,8261.12
Total votes1,015100.00163,604100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,58228.34307,43453.22
Source: Lanne

References

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  1. ^ Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p188
  2. ^ Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p175
  3. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp2219–2220 (in German)