December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election

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December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election
French Cameroon
← March 1946 22 December 1946 1952 →
Turnout52.16%

General Council elections were held in French Cameroons on 22 December 1946.[1]

Electoral system[edit]

At the time of the election, the General Council had 40 seats, of which 16 were elected by the first college and 24 were elected by the second college.[1]

Campaign[edit]

Only around 40 candidates contested the 40 seats.[1]

Results[edit]

Of the 2,611 voters in the first college, 1,201 cast votes, whilst in the second college, 20,490 of the 38,976 registered voters voted.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p908