November 1946 French legislative election in French Somaliland

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 10 November 1946 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections.[1] Jean-Carles Martine was elected as the territory's MP, defeating the incumbent René Bernard-Cothier.[1]

Results edit

CandidateVotes%
Jean-Carles Martine55040.59
Félix-Francis Carn43932.40
René Bernard-Cothier35225.98
René Aden Goureh-Faye141.03
Total1,355100.00
Valid votes1,35598.62
Invalid/blank votes191.38
Total votes1,374100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,82575.29
Source: Sternberger et al.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p632