1879 Senegal by-election

none A by-election for the French National Assembly was held in Senegal in 1879. Although Maréchal received over 50% of the vote in the first round, he did not reach the quorum of 25% of registered voters. Alfred Gasconi fr, the Republican candidate,Biography French National Assembly was elected in the second round of voting. Background 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 Although it was restored in 1871,Sternberger et al., p1814 a new electoral law was passed in 1875 that did not mention Senegal, meaning no MP was elected in 1876 or 1877. However, a decree of 1879 reinstated the seat. Electoral system The election was held using the two-round system, with a candidate required to get over 50% of the vote and a number of votes equivalent to 25% of the registered voters to win in the first round. Results Maréchal 1158 1134 Alfred Gasconi fr 925 1159 Crespin 232 111 Others 3 1 6419 6419 Official Journal See also Four Communes References Senegal By-election Category:French elections in Senegal Senegal