June 1946 French legislative election in Mauritania–Senegal

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of Senegal-Mauritania on 2 June 1946 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. Two members were elected from the seat, with the winners being French Section of the Workers International candidates Lamine Guèye and Léopold Sédar Senghor.[1] Both were incumbent MPs, having won their seats in the 1945 elections.

Results[edit]

First college[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Lamine GuèyeFrench Section of the Workers' International31,28897.13
Adolphe MaillatIndependent Socialists9252.87
Total32,213100.00
Valid votes32,21398.35
Invalid/blank votes5401.65
Total votes32,753100.00
Registered voters/turnout46,98569.71
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

Second college[edit]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Léopold Sédar SenghorFrench Section of the Workers' International20,718100.00
Total20,718100.00
Valid votes20,71897.35
Invalid/blank votes5632.65
Total votes21,281100.00
Registered voters/turnout28,46174.77
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Members of the Second National Constituent Assembly French National Assembly
  2. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857
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