General Council elections were held in Mauritania in December 1946; a second round on 5 January was not required as all seats were filled in the first round of voting.[1] The Socialist and Republican Union emerged as the largest party, winning 16 of the 20 seats.[1]
Electoral system
editThe General Council was elected by two colleges; the first college elected six members and the second fourteen.[2]
Results
edit| Party | First College | Second College | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Socialist and Republican Union | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||||
| French Union | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 6 | 14 | 20 | |||||
| Total votes | 361 | – | 7,487 | – | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 599 | 60.27 | 16,153 | 46.35 | ||||
| Source: De Benoist | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1364