1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

15 December 1946 5 January 1947

All 30 seats in the General Council 16 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Seats Dahomeyan Progressive Union Sourou-Migan Apithy 20 African People's Bloc Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Émile Poisson 6 Independents – 4 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey on 15 December 1946 and 5 January 1947. The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.

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.

Results

Party		First round			Second round			Total seats
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
First College
	Dahomeyan Progressive Union			1			4	5
	African People's Bloc			0			5	5
	Independents			0			2	2
Total				1			11	12
Total votes		613	–
Registered voters/turnout		1,533	39.99
Second College
	Dahomeyan Progressive Union			10			5	15
	African People's Bloc			0			1	1
	Independents			2			0	2
Total				12			6	18
Total votes		76,769	–
Registered voters/turnout		133,142	57.66
Source: De Benoist

Elected members included:

• 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)