French legislative election, 1951 (Chad–Ubangi-Shari)
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.[1] In the second college in Chad, both seats were won by the Chadian Democratic Union.[2]
Results
First college
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
René Malbrant | 2,730 | 100 |
Invalid/blank votes | 226 | – |
Total | 2,956 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 4,490 | 65.8 |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
Second college
Chad
Ubangi-Shari
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
Barthélemy Boganda | 31,631 | 48.2 |
Marcel Bella | 21,637 | 33.0 |
Georges Darlan | 8,288 | 12.6 |
Eugène Freidrich | 2,877 | 4.4 |
Michel Galinqui Douathé | 1,208 | 1.8 |
Invalid/blank votes | 2,105 | – |
Total | 67,746 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 111,201 | 60.9 |
Source: Sternberger et al. |
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