1945 French legislative election in Guinea
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Guinea on 21 October 1945, with a second round of voting on 18 November.[1] Maurice Chevrance-Bertin and Yacine Diallo were elected.
Electoral system
The two seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected one MP in the second college.[1]
Campaign
The elections were effectively a contest between the Fula and Mandinka. However, two Mandinka candidates stood, splitting their vote, whilst Yacine Diallo was the only Fula to stand.[2]
Results
First College
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Maurice Chevrance-Bertin | Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance | 418 | 29.84 | 692 | 49.08 | |
| Jean Ferracci | French Section of the Workers' International | 355 | 25.34 | 538 | 38.16 | |
| Georges Moreau | Independent | 269 | 19.20 | 180 | 12.77 | |
| Ibrahima Dow | French Section of the Workers' International | 187 | 13.35 | |||
| Vinsot | Community and Guinean Union | 89 | 6.35 | |||
| Bacquet-Traoré | 31 | 2.21 | ||||
| Meunier | 21 | 1.50 | ||||
| Sanmarcelli | 20 | 1.43 | ||||
| Maka | 11 | 0.79 | ||||
| Total | 1,401 | 100.00 | 1,410 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,401 | 98.80 | 1,410 | 99.44 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 17 | 1.20 | 8 | 0.56 | ||
| Total votes | 1,418 | 100.00 | 1,418 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,944 | 72.94 | 1,944 | 72.94 | ||
| Source: De Benoist[3] | ||||||
Second College
| Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Yacine Diallo | 5,486 | 43.06 | 5,774 | 46.01 |
| Mamba Sano | 2,458 | 19.29 | 5,065 | 40.36 |
| Ibrahime Kaba Lamine | 1,506 | 11.82 | 1,711 | 13.63 |
| Diafodé Caba | 931 | 7.31 | ||
| Mamadoue Fodé Touré | 803 | 6.30 | ||
| Amara Soumah | 659 | 5.17 | ||
| Mamadou Sow | 110 | 0.86 | ||
| Hervé Sylla | 102 | 0.80 | ||
| Momo Touré | 94 | 0.74 | ||
| N'Fa Mamadou Touré | 47 | 0.37 | ||
| Momo Sakho | 20 | 0.16 | ||
| Three others[4] | 524 | 4.11 | ||
| Total | 12,740 | 100.00 | 12,550 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 12,740 | 99.31 | 12,550 | 99.24 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 89 | 0.69 | 96 | 0.76 |
| Total votes | 12,829 | 100.00 | 12,646 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 16,233 | 79.03 | 16,233 | 77.90 |
| Source: De Benoist[3] | ||||
Aftermath
Following the elections, Senegalese MP Lamine Guèye attempted to persuade all the African MPs to form an African Bloc, which would be affiliated with the SFIO. Although, the attempt failed, Diallo did sit with the SFIO.[5]
References
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p836
- ^ Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
- ^ a b Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp519–520
- ^ Sidiki Kobélé Keita (1995) Esquisses biographiques des premiers députés guinéens (1945-1958), p8
- ^ Mortimer, p72
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