1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

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Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey on 15 December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.

Electoral system

The General Council (Conseil Général) was established as part of the constitutional reforms that created the French Fourth Republic. It had 30 seats, with 12 members elected by the first electoral college and 18 by the second electoral college.

Results



Party		First round			Second round			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
First College
	Dahomeyan Progressive Union			1			4	5
	African People's Bloc			0			5	5
	Independents			0			2	2
Total				1			11	12

Total votes		613	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,533	39.99
Second College
	Dahomeyan Progressive Union			10			5	15
	African People's Bloc			0			1	1
	Independents			2			0	2
Total				12			6	18

Total votes		76,769	–
Registered voters/turnout		133,142	57.66
Source: De Benoist

Elected members included:

Cyrille Aguessy
Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (African People's Bloc)
Michel Ahouanmènou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Albert Akindès (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Sourou-Migan Apithy (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Dominique Aplogan (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Tahirou Congacou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Francis Covi
Adrien Degbey (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Hubert Maga (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
Émile Poisson (African People's Bloc)

References

Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
"Government gazette of French Togoland No. 568" (PDF). Journal Officiel du Territoire du Togo (in French). 16 December 1946. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640–1960, Cambridge University Press, p276
^ Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2013) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, pp111–112
"Elections au Conseil Général". Le Phare du Dahomey (in French). January 1947. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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