1951 Algerian Assembly election

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Elections to the Algerian Assembly were held in Algeria in February 1951.[1] Like other post-1948 elections in French Algeria, it was rigged by the authorities to ensure the defeat of Algerian nationalists.[2]

Electoral system

The Assembly was elected by two colleges, each of which elected 60 seats; the First College consisted of Europeans and évolués, whilst the Second College was composed of the remainder of the Algerian population.

Results

PartyFirst CollegeSecond CollegeTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Rally of the French People32320
Radical Socialist Party130130
Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto77–1
French Section of the Workers' International55+1
Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties55–4
Popular Republican Movement224+1
Algerian Union33+3
Algerian Communist Party110
Progressive independents1515+1
Other parties11
Independents72734–2
Total60601200
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p432 (in German)
  2. ^ Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p10
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