French legislative election, 1871 (Senegal)

Senegal

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Senegal
Constitution President Macky Sall Prime Minister Mohammed Dionne Parliament National Assembly Speaker Moustapha Niasse Political parties Recent elections Presidential: 2007 2012 Parliamentary: 2007 2012 Administrative divisions Régions Departments Arrondissements Communes Rural communities Foreign relations Casamance conflict
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 3 April 1871 as part of the wider French elections Lafon de Fongaufier was elected.

Electoral system

The single Senegalese seat in the National Assembly had been abolished by a decree of 2 February 1852.^[1] However, it was restored in 1871.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
Lafon de Fongaufier	1,186
Other candidates
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	1,980	100
Registered voters/turnout	4,277	46.29
Source: Sternberger et al.

Aftermath

A new electoral law was passed in 1875 that did not mention Senegal, meaning no MP was elected in 1876. However, a decree of 1879 reinstated the seat.^[1]

References

1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1813
↑ Sternberger et al., p1814

Elections and referendums in Senegal

Presidential elections	1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 2000 2007 2012

Parliamentary elections	1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1920 1924 1928 1934 1946 1952 1957 1959 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2001 2007 2012

French elections	1848 1849 1871 1879 1881 1885 1889 1893 1898 1902 1906 1910 1914 1919 1924 1928 1932 1934 1936 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956

Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1970 2001

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, October 28, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.