French legislative election, 1945 (French Sudan−Niger)

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of French SudanNiger on 21 October 1945 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from two separate electoral colleges. A second round of voting was held for both colleges on 18 November as no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round.[1] Maurice Kaouza and Fily Dabo Sissoko were elected.

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 was become 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

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
First College
Maurice Kaouza 66026.61,37558.1
Jean SilvandreSFIO63225.591238.6
Gomis 41716.8
Trollé 31712.8
Robert LattesPopular Republican Movement2058.3
Monmarson 1094.4793.3
Other candidates1385.6
Invalid/blank votes10031
Total2,5781002,397100
Registered voters/turnout3,24379.33,24373.5
Second college
Fily Dabo Sissoko 10,40638.711,27745.8
Henri Montchamp 4,46216.63,67214.9
Roland Gougis 3,75314.03,75915.3
Mamadou Konaté 2,90510.85,24221.3
Sall Ibrahima 1,4335.3
Balobo Maiga 9613.66662.7
Keita Modibo 9373.5
Hamani Diori 5642.1
Diarra Trémoko Dratigui 5302.0
Sidibé Tidiani 4481.7
Sidibé Mamby 2711.0
Mariko Siriman 2000.7
Invalid/blank votes171108
Total27,01410024,724100
Registered voters/turnout33,62680.333,64373.3
Source: Sternberger et al.[1]

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.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1249−1250
  2. Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
  3. 1 2 Mortimer, p65
  4. Mortimer, p72
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