1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

none Dahomey 1946 1936 1952 15 December 1946 5 January 1947 yes yes All 30 seats in the General Council 16 Dahomeyan Progressive Union Sourou-Migan Apithy 20 African People's Bloc Justin Ahomadégbé-TomêtinÉmile Poisson 6 Independents – 4 Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey on 15 December 1946 and 5 January 1947.Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537 https://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/annee/1946/jo%201946-568.pdf#page=16 Government gazette of French Togoland No. 568 16 December 1946 Journal Officiel du Territoire du Togo 9 December 2021 fr The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640–1960, Cambridge University Press, p276 Electoral system The General Council (Conseil Général) was established as part of the constitutional reforms that created the French Fourth Republic. It had 30 seats, with 12 members elected by the first electoral college and 18 by the second electoral college.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2013) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, pp111–112 Results File:Dahomey Conseil 1946.svg First College Dahomeyan Progressive Union 1 4 5 African People's Bloc 0 5 5 Independents 0 2 2 613 1533 y Second College Dahomeyan Progressive Union 10 5 15 African People's Bloc 0 1 1 Independents 2 0 2 76769 133142 De Benoist Elected members included:https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k63914448/f3.image Elections au Conseil Général January 1947 Le Phare du Dahomey 9 December 2021 fr Cyrille Aguessy Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (African People's Bloc) Michel Ahouanmènou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Albert Akindès (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Sourou-Migan Apithy (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Dominique Aplogan (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Tahirou Congacou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Francis Covi Adrien Degbey (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Hubert Maga (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Émile Poisson (African People's Bloc) References Dahomey General Dahomey General Category:Parliamentary elections in Benin Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:December 1946 in Africa Category:January 1947 in Africa