1951 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 17 June 1951. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college, and Barthélémy Boganda from the second in Ubangi-Shari,[1] In the second college in Chad, both seats were won by the Chadian Democratic Union.[2] which were taken by Mohamed Bechir-Sow and Quatre Sou Quatre.
Results
First college
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René Malbrant | Rally of the French People | 2,730 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 2,730 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,730 | 92.35 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 226 | 7.65 | ||
| Total votes | 2,956 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 4,490 | 65.84 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||
Chad
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadian Democratic Union–RPF | 123,456 | 75.14 | 2 | New | |
| Chadian Progressive Party–RDA | 14,497 | 8.82 | 0 | –1 | |
| Independent Socialist Party of Chad | 13,467 | 8.20 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance | 6,522 | 3.97 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent List | 6,369 | 3.88 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 164,311 | 100.00 | 2 | +1 | |
| Valid votes | 164,311 | 99.03 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,614 | 0.97 | |||
| Total votes | 165,925 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 250,341 | 66.28 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
Ubangi-Shari
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barthélemy Boganda | Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 31,631 | 48.19 | |
| Marcel Bella | Rally of the French People | 21,637 | 32.96 | |
| Georges Darlan | Ubangian Union | 8,288 | 12.63 | |
| Eugène Freidrich | 2,877 | 4.38 | ||
| Michel Gallin-Douathe | French Section of the Workers' International | 1,208 | 1.84 | |
| Total | 65,641 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 65,641 | 96.89 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,105 | 3.11 | ||
| Total votes | 67,746 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 111,201 | 60.92 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||
References
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 (in German)
- Sternberger et al., p2240
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