French legislative election, November 1946 (Algeria)

Elections to the National Assembly of France were held in Algeria on 10 November 1946. The election was held with two colleges, citizens and non-citizens.^[1] Republican Rally and Algerian Unity won the most seats in the first college, whilst the Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties won the most seats in the second college.

Results

First college

Party	Algiers			Constantine			Oran			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
Republican Rally and Algerian Unity	103,668	66.2	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
United Republican Party	–	–	–	46,955	64.9	3	–	–	–	3
Democratic Union for Progress and Freedom	37,293	23.8	1	11,242	15.5	0	36,331	28.6	1	2
French Section of the Workers' International	15,610	10.0	0	14,226	19.6	1	23,230	18.2	1	2
Republican Union for the Safeguarding of French Algeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	45,748	36.0	2	2
French and Republican Rally for the defence of Algeria	–	–	–	–	–	–	21,832	17.2	1	1
Invalid/blank votes	2,143	–	–	1,659	–	–	2,052	–	–	–
Total	158,714	100	6	74,082	100	4	129,193	100	5	15
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

Party	Algiers			Constantine I			Constantine II			Constantine III			Oran			Total seats
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
MTLD	99,792	44.8	2	21,852	28.7	0	37,930	85.2	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	5
ADSM	108,812	48.8	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
PCA	14,161	6.4	0	4,345	5.7	0	6,582	14.8	0	23,130	38.4	1	34,607	40.2	1	2
DFA	–	–	–	49,981	65.6	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
UFMDI	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	51,384	59.8	2	2
Algerian Charter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	37,126	61.6	1	–	–	–	1
Invalid/blank votes	1,914	–	–	596	–	–	625	–	–	732	–	–	1,932	–	–	–
Total	224,679	100	5	76,774	100	2	45,137	100	3	60,988	100	2	85,923	100	3	15
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp436-438 (German)