French legislative election, 1951 (Cameroon)

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Cameroons on 17 June 1951.^[1]

Electoral system

The four seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected three MPs in the second college, an increase from two seats in November 1946.

Results

First college

Candidate	Votes	%
Georges Molinatti	1,948	48.8
Jules Pialoux	1,032	25.8
Jean Mausset	515	12.9
Five other candidates	502	12.5
Invalid/blank votes	146	–
Total	4,143	100
Registered voters/turnout	6,182	67.0
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

Candidate	Votes	%
Seat 1
Jules Ninine	45,700	49.6
Njoya Arouna	16,831	18.3
Paul-François Martin	15,163	16.4
Mahonde	9,919	10.8
Alexandre Douala Manga Bell	4,515	4.9
Invalid/blank votes	616	–
Total	92,785	100
Registered voters/turnout	165,326	56.1
Seat 2
Alexandre Douala Manga Bell	38,043	49.4
Mathias Djoumessi	20,704	26.9
Daniel Kemajou	6,801	8.9
Ruben Um Nyobé	3,077	4.0
Paul Monthé	2,808	3.6
Marcel Bebey-Eyidi	1,850	2.4
Eight other candidates	3,667	4.8
Invalid/blank votes	698	–
Total	77,648	100
Registered voters/turnout	182,372	42.6
Seat 3
Louis-Paul Aujoulat	28,309	25.5
Charles Assalé	24,540	22.1
Medoune Nvombo	7,617	6.8
Léon Fouletier	6,550	5.9
Alphonse Ndounokon	6,505	5.8
Gaston Kingue-Jong	6,490	5.8
Albert-Paul Ebede	5,589	5.0
Rodolphe-Esome Tokonto	5,458	4.9
Pierre Gam	4,974	4.5
Six other candidates	15,157	13.7
Invalid/blank votes	2,981	–
Total	111,189	100
Registered voters/turnout	163,146	70.0
Source: Sternberger et al

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp904–906