1951 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

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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, In the second college in Chad, both seats were won by the Chadian Democratic Union. 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.

Second college

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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