1939 Cochinchinese parliamentary election

none Colonial Council elections were held in French Cochinchina on 16 April 1939.Justin Corfield (2014) Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City, Anthem Press, pxxi Electoral system The 24 members of the Cochinchina Colonial Council vi Hội đồng Thuộc địa Nam Kỳ consisted of ten members elected by French citizens, ten by Vietnamese who were classed as French subjects, two by the Chamber of Commerce and two by the Chamber of Agriculture.Paul H. Kratoska (2001) South East Asia, Colonial History: High imperialism (1890s-1930s), Taylor & Francis, p311 Most of the population did not qualify for the franchise.Richard Morrock http://archive.org/details/containmentrevol0000davi_v2f0 Containment and Revolution 1967 Internet Archive Horowitz David 219 Revolution and Intervention in Vietnam Results Amongst the Vietnamese electorate, three Trotskyist candidates Tạ Thu Thâu, Trần Văn Thạch and Phan Văn Hùm received around 80% of the vote;Peter M Dunn (1985) The First Vietnam War, C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, p8 the pro-French Indochinese Constitutionalist Party vi Đảng Lập hiến Đông Dương received 15% and Stalinists candidates 1%.Allen Myers (2004) The Vietnamese Revolution and Its Leadership, Resistance Books, p32 Aftermath The defeat of the Stalinism led to the Indochinese Communist Party splitting, with Dương Bạch Mai vi continuing to lead the official faction of the party and Nguyễn Văn Tạo vi heading a breakaway.Frank N Trager (1959) Marxism in Southeast Asia: A Study of Four Countries, Volume 7, Stanford University Press, p143 The central issue of contention between the Stalinist and Trotskyist factions was whether the proletariat or the peasantry should lead the revolution in Indochina. Despite their electoral victory, the Trotskyists soon declined in popularity due to infighting and their support for a class which had not yet been fully developed in the region. References Cochinchina Category:Elections in Vietnam Cochinchina Category:April 1939 in Asia