Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 30 May 1948, with a second round on 20 June. [1] They were the first elections to the new Territorial Assembly, which had been created following the separation of Upper Volta from Ivory Coast the previous year. [2]
The Territorial Assembly had 50 seats, with 10 elected by the First College (French citizens) and 40 by the Second College (non-French citizens). [3] The 1948 elections elected an additional 24 seats; six to the first college and 16 to the second. [1]
Governor Albert Mouragues was accused of favouring the Voltaic Union over the African Democratic Rally-affiliated Entente Voltaïque (EV), [2] with some commandants "using strong-arm methods" against the EV candidates, whilst a significant number of EV supporters were imprisoned. [4]
Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
First College | ||||||||
Rally of the French People | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Union List | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Total | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Total votes | 784 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,382 | 56.73 | ||||||
Second College | ||||||||
Voltaic Union | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||
African Democratic Rally | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Community of Yatenga | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
AC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Total | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||||
Total votes | 78,895 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 137,293 | 57.46 | ||||||
Source: De Benoist |
Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 30 May 1948, with a second round on 20 June. [1] They were the first elections to the new Territorial Assembly, which had been created following the separation of Upper Volta from Ivory Coast the previous year. [2]
The Territorial Assembly had 50 seats, with 10 elected by the First College (French citizens) and 40 by the Second College (non-French citizens). [3] The 1948 elections elected an additional 24 seats; six to the first college and 16 to the second. [1]
Governor Albert Mouragues was accused of favouring the Voltaic Union over the African Democratic Rally-affiliated Entente Voltaïque (EV), [2] with some commandants "using strong-arm methods" against the EV candidates, whilst a significant number of EV supporters were imprisoned. [4]
Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
First College | ||||||||
Rally of the French People | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Union List | 3 | 3 | ||||||
Total | 6 | 6 | ||||||
Total votes | 784 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,382 | 56.73 | ||||||
Second College | ||||||||
Voltaic Union | 7 | 3 | 10 | |||||
African Democratic Rally | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||
Community of Yatenga | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
AC | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
Total | 11 | 5 | 16 | |||||
Total votes | 78,895 | – | ||||||
Registered voters/turnout | 137,293 | 57.46 | ||||||
Source: De Benoist |