1945 French legislative election in Guinea

none Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Guinea 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, p836 Maurice Chevrance-Bertin and Yacine Diallo 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 elections were effectively a contest between the Fula and Mandinka. However, two Mandinka candidates stood, splitting their vote, whilst Yacine Diallo was the only Fula to stand.Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64 Results First College Maurice Chevrance-Bertin Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance 418 692 Jean Ferracci French Section of the Workers' International 355 538 Georges Moreau Independent 269 180 Ibrahima Dow French Section of the Workers' International 187 Vinsot Community and Guinean Union 89 Bacquet-Traoré 31 Meunier 21 Sanmarcelli 20 Maka 11 17 8 1944 1944 De BenoistJoseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp519–520 Second College Yacine Diallo 5486 5774 Mamba Sano 2458 5065 Ibrahime Kaba Lamine 1506 1711 Diafodé Caba 931 Mamadoue Fodé Touré 803 Amara Soumah 659 Mamadou Sow 110 Hervé Sylla 102 Momo Touré 94 N'Fa Mamadou Touré 47 Momo Sakho 20 Three othersSidiki Kobélé Keita (1995) Esquisses biographiques des premiers députés guinéens (1945-1958), p8 524 89 96 16233 16233 De Benoist 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. Although, the attempt failed, Diallo did sit with the SFIO.Mortimer, p72 References Guinea Guinea Category:French elections in Guinea French Guinea Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results