General Council elections were held in French Ivory Coast (which included Upper Volta at the time) in December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally won all 15 seats in the Second College in Ivory Coast,[1] and 24 of the 30 Second College seats overall.[2]

Results

PartyFirst roundSecond roundTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
First College
National Union5813
Filidori List066
URDIESCI011
Total51520
Total votes2,069–
Registered voters/turnout4,44946.50
Second College
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast2424
Independents66
Total3030
Total votes132,848–
Registered voters/turnout209,32563.46
Source: De Benoist[2]

Aftermath

When Upper Volta was reconstituted as a separate territory in 1948, its members left the General Council (10 from the First College, 15 from the Second). By-elections were held in May 1948 for eight First College seats and 12 Second College seats; the PDCI won all of the Second College seats.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p679 (in German)
  2. 1 2 Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp536–537
  3. ↑ Sternberger et al., p654
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