1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 30 March 1952.[1] The result was a victory for Gaullist parties,[2] with the Rally of the French People winning all 15 seats in the First College and the Chadian Democratic Union winning 24 of the 30 seats in the Second College.
Electoral system
[edit]The 45-seat Territorial Assembly had 15 seats elected by the first college in two constituencies, and 30 seats elected by the second college in ten constituencies.[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | First College | Second College | Total seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Chadian Democratic Union | 117,069 | 72.36 | 24 | 24 | ||||
| Civic Action Front of Chad | 33,769 | 20.87 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Independent Socialist Party of Chad | 3,796 | 2.35 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï | 1,125 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Franco-Kanembou Union | 1,013 | 0.63 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rally of the French People | 699 | 70.68 | 15 | 15 | ||||
| Social and Economic Action | 165 | 16.68 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independents and Union of Chad | 94 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defence of Economic Interests | 31 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independents | 5,006 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 989 | 100.00 | 15 | 161,778 | 100.00 | 30 | 45 | |
| Valid votes | 989 | 97.44 | 161,778 | 98.88 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 26 | 2.56 | 1,826 | 1.12 | ||||
| Total votes | 1,015 | 100.00 | 163,604 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,582 | 28.34 | 307,434 | 53.22 | ||||
| Source: Lanne | ||||||||
Aftermath
[edit]In the southern town of Bébalem, the announcement of the Chadian Progressive Party's defeat by the UDT (with the latter being close to colonial and traditional elites) led to farmer protests and subsequently the Bébalem massacre by colonial authorities.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p188
- ^ Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p175
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp2219–2220 (in German)
- ^ Debos, Marielle (2009). "Chad 1900-1960" (PDF). Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence. p. 8-9. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Lanne, Bernard. Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958. Administration, partis, élections. Paris: Karthala. p. 197-218. ISBN 9782865378838.
