1946 French Somaliland Representative Council election

Representative Council elections were held in French Somaliland in March 1946.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp608–609 Electoral system The 20 member council was elected in two colleges, each of which elected ten members. The first college had six seats directly elected by French citizens, whilst the second college had six seats directly elected seats, with Somalis, Afars and Arabs each electing two members. The remaining four seats in each college were appointed by the governor; three members chosen by the Governor from a list of nine candidates presented by the Chamber of Commerce, and one member chosen by the governor from a list of three presented by Unions. Results CollegeEthnic groupVotes castRegistered votersTurnoutFirst college32672644.9Second collegeAfars3714625.3Arabs7015046.7Somalis11822851.8Total22552442.9Total5511,25044.1Source: Sternberger et al. References French Somaliland Representative Category:Parliamentary elections in Djibouti French Somaliland