1945 French legislative election in French Sudan−Niger
Elections to the
Campaign
An attempt to form a unified African bloc for the elections failed due to the number of people seeking to be candidates. Fily Dabo Sissoko became a well-known a writer, and was popular with chiefs, particularly those from animist groups.[2] He campaigned on a platform of equal pay for Africans and Europeans, the abolishment of forced labour and the emancipation of women.[3]
In the second round of the second college elections, opponents of Sissoko have their backing to Mamadou Konaté, a teacher who was well-respected amongst the local intelligentsia.[3]
Results
First College
Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
Maurice Kaouza | Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance | 660 | 26.63 | 1,375 | 58.11 | |
Jean Silvandre | French Section of the Workers' International | 632 | 25.50 | 912 | 38.55 | |
Pierre-André Gomis | 417 | 16.83 | ||||
Trollé | 317 | 12.79 | ||||
Robert Lattes | Popular Republican Movement | 205 | 8.27 | |||
André Marie | 122 | 4.92 | ||||
Raoul Monmarson | 109 | 4.40 | 79 | 3.34 | ||
Pasquini | 16 | 0.65 | ||||
Total | 2,478 | 100.00 | 2,366 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 2,478 | 96.12 | 2,366 | 98.71 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 100 | 3.88 | 31 | 1.29 | ||
Total votes | 2,578 | 100.00 | 2,397 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 3,243 | 79.49 | 3,263 | 73.46 | ||
Source: De Benoist,[4] National Assembly |
Second College
Candidate | First round | Second round | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Votes | % | |
Modibo Keita | 937 | 3.49 | ||
Hamani Diori | 564 | 2.10 | ||
Diarra Trémoko Dratigui | 503 | 1.87 | ||
Sidibé Tidiani | 448 | 1.67 | ||
Sidibé Mamby | 271 | 1.01 | ||
Mariko Siriman | 200 | 0.75 | ||
Total | 26,843 | 100.00 | 24,616 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 26,843 | 99.37 | 24,616 | 99.56 |
Invalid/blank votes | 171 | 0.63 | 108 | 0.44 |
Total votes | 27,014 | 100.00 | 24,724 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 33,626 | 80.34 | 33,643 | 73.49 |
Source: Sternberger et al., De Benoist[4] |
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. However, the attempt failed, and Sissoko joined the MUR.[5]
References
- Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen& Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1249−1250
- ^ Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
- ^ a b Mortimer, p65
- ^ a b Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp521–522
- ^ Mortimer, p72