1951 French legislative election in Upper Volta

none Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 17 June 1951, as part of the wider French elections. The Voltaic Union (UV) won three of the four seats, which were taken by Joseph Conombo, Henri Guissou, Mamadou Ouédraogo, whilst Nazi Boni won the other seat on the Economic and Social Action in the Interests of Upper Volta list,Nazi Boni French National Assembly although he remained a member of the UV.Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, p30 Results Voltaic Union 146861 3 Economic and Social Action in the Interests of Upper Volta 66986 1 Voltaic Evolution 16980 0 Entente Voltaïque 11725 0 Voltaic Progressive Movement 7388 0 1198 334149 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1583 de References Upper Volta French Category:French elections in Upper Volta