1871 French legislative election in Senegal

none Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 3 April 1871 as part of the wider French elections. Lafon de Fongaufier was elected. Electoral system The single Senegalese seat in the National Assembly had been abolished by a decree of 2 February 1852.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1813 However, it was restored in 1871.Sternberger et al., p1814 Results Lafon de Fongaufier 1186 Clément de Ville-Suzanne 312 Albert Teisseire 158 Bogandé 121 Faidherre 92 Alfred Cabueil 36 Frédériuc Carrére 34 J.J. Crespin 31 Alexandre Caminade 8 Haurigot 2 1980 4277 Official Journalhttps://books.google.com/books?id=INssAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA67 Partie officielle: Elections: Recensement général Moniteur du Sénégal et dépendances: Journal officiel 4 April 1871 67 786 Aftermath A new electoral law was passed in 1875 that did not mention Senegal, meaning no MP was elected in 1876. However, a decree of 1879 reinstated the seat. References Senegal French Category:French elections in Senegal