French legislative election, November 1946 (Chad–Ubangi-Shari)
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 10 November 1946. The territories elected three seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one member, whilst each territory elected one member via the second college. René Malbrant was elected from the first college, with Gabriel Lisette elected from the second college in Chad and Barthélémy Boganda elected in the second college in Ubangi-Shari.[1]
Results
First college
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|---|
| René Malbrant | 1,003 | 83.9 |
| Pierre Plumeau | 192 | 16.1 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 33 | – |
| Total | 1,228 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,807 | 68.0 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. |
Second college
| Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|---|
| Chad |
| Gabriel Lisette (PPT–RDA) | 7,268 | 41.3 |
| Guy de Boissoudy (UDSR) | 6,788 | 38.6 |
| Henri Montchamp | 2,890 | 16.4 |
| Jules-Pierre Toura Gaba | 652 | 3.7 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 257 | – |
| Total | 17,855 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 27,664 | 64.5 |
| Ubangi-Shari |
| Barthélemy Boganda | 10,846 | 48.3 |
| Tarquin | 5,190 | 23.1 |
| Jean-Baptiste Songo-Mali | 4,801 | 21.4 |
| François-Joseph Reste | 1,607 | 7.2 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 505 | – |
| Total | 22,949 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 32,716 | 70.1 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. |
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