1945 French legislative election in Gabon–Moyen Congo

none Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Gabon and French Congo on 21 October 1945, with a second round of voting on 18 November.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1045–1046 Gabriel d'Arboussier and Jean-Félix Tchicaya were elected. Electoral system The two seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected one MP in the second college. Campaign The election campaign was largely a contest between three large ethnic groups; the Fang of Gabon, the Mbochi in the north of Congo and the Vili from the Pointe-Noire coastal area. One other large group, the Kongo, refused to vote or wrote the name of the religious figure André Matsoua (who had died in prison in 1942) on the ballot paper.Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p65 The Fang candidate was Jean-Hilaire Aubame, whilst the Vili candidate was Jean-Félix Tchicaya. Results First college Gabriel d'Arboussier Republican Resistance 817 Henri Seignon French Section of the Workers' International 604 Jean Puytoroc Popular Republican Movement 187 375 2803 Sternberger et al. Second college Jean-Hilaire Aubame 912 987 Jean-Félix Tchicaya 800 1334 Emile Issembe 800 855 Jacques Opangault 633 956 Emmanuel Damongo-Dadet 588 René Dzonza 209 Aubert Lounda 179 Jean Rigo 130 Pierre Tchicaya 85 Jean Boudet 72 François-Moussa Simon 66 46 Louis Bigmann 36 159 138 5873 5871 Sternberger et al., Outre-mersOutre-mers, issues 358–361, p238 Aftermath Following the elections, Senegalese MP Lamine Guèye attempted to persuade all the African MPs to form an African Bloc, which would be affiliated with the SFIO. However, the attempt failed, and although Tchicaya did sit with the SFIO, d'Arboussier joined the MUR.Mortimer, p72 References Gabon Gabon Category:French elections in Gabon Category:French elections in Congo French Legislative Gabon