1946 Mauritanian General Council election

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General Council elections were held in Mauritania in December 1946; a second round on 5 January was not required as all seats were filled in the first round of voting. The Socialist and Republican Union emerged as the largest party, winning 16 of the 20 seats.

Electoral system

The General Council was elected by two colleges; the first college elected six members and the second fourteen.

Results


Party		First College			Second College			Total seats
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
	Socialist and Republican Union			6			10	16
	French Union						4	4
Total				6			14	20

Total votes		361	–		7,487	–
Registered voters/turnout		599	60.27		16,153	46.35
Source: De Benoist

References

^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1364

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