1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 30 March 1952.Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p188, 194 The result was a victory for Gaullist parties,Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p175 with the Rally of the French People winning all 15 seats in the First College and the Chadian Democratic Union winning 24 of the 30 seats in the Second College. Electoral system The 45-seat Territorial Assembly had 15 seats elected by the first college in two constituencies, and 30 seats elected by the second college in ten constituencies.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp2219–2220 de Results First College Second College Chadian Democratic Union 117069 24 24 Civic Action Front of Chad 33769 6 6 Independent Socialist Party of Chad 3796 0 0 Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï 1125 0 0 Franco-Kanembou Union 1013 0 0 Rally of the French People 699 15 15 Social and Economic Action 165 0 0 Independents and Union of Chad 94 0 0 Defence of Economic Interests 31 0 0 Independents 5006 0 0 26 1826 0 3582 307434 Lanne Elected members Five of the fifteen elected members of the First (European) College were civil servants and the remaining ten were a mix of notable businessmen, small entrepreneurs, transporters, and a hunting guide (Louis Jacquelot). + First CollegeLe Cornec Jacques 1962 Les chefferies du Tchad et l'évolution politique: Thèse pour le doctorat en science politique présentée et soutenue publiquement le 5 juillet 1961, mise à jour au 31 décembre 1962 The leaders of Chad and political evolution: Thesis for the doctorate in political science presented and defended publicly on July 5, 1961, updated to December 31, 1962 French LGDJ Paris 352 Name Party Constituency Jacques Ansot RPF-DIT North Noël Gassend RPF-DIT North Charles Hannot RPF-DIT North Pierre Jamat RPF-DIT North Henri Lepissier RPF-DIT North René Mauclair RPF-DIT North Paul Olivier RPF-DIT North Jérôme Paizee RPF-DIT North Roger Petitjean RPF-DIT North William Tardrew RPF-DIT North Paul Belleteste RPF-DIT South Georges Gerin RPF-DIT South Louis Jacquelot RPF-DIT South André Kieffer RPF-DIT South Marcel Lallia RPF-DIT South Aftermath In the southern town of Bébalem, the announcement of the Chadian Progressive Party's defeat by the UDT (with the latter being close to colonial and traditional elites) led to farmer protests and subsequently the Bébalem massacre by colonial authorities.Debos Marielle 2009 Chad 1900-1960 https://shs.hal.science/halshs-01104080/file/Chad-1900-1960.pdf Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence 8-9 25 February 2025Lanne Bernard Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958. Administration, partis, élections Paris Karthala 197-218 9782865378838 References Chad Category:Parliamentary elections in Chad Territorial Chad