1951 Algerian Assembly election

1951 Algerian Assembly election

4 and 11 February 1951

All 120 seats in the Algerian Assembly 61 seats needed for a majority

Party Seats +/– Rally of the French People 32 −8 Radical Socialist Party 13 +11 Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto 7 −1 French Section of the Workers' International 5 +1 Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties 5 −4 Popular Republican Movement 4 New Algerian Union 3 +3 Algerian Communist Party 1 0 Other parties 1 New Progressive independents 15 New Independents 34 −16 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Elections to the Algerian Assembly were held in Algeria on 4 and 11 February 1951. Like other post-1948 elections in French Algeria, it was rigged by the authorities to ensure the defeat of Algerian nationalists.

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

Party		First College			Second College			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Rally of the French People			32				32	–8
	Radical Socialist Party			13			0	13	+11
	Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto						7	7	–1
	French Section of the Workers' International			5				5	+1
	Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties						5	5	–4
	Popular Republican Movement			2			2	4	New
	Algerian Union						3	3	+3
	Algerian Communist Party			1				1	0
	Progressive independents						15	15	New
	Other parties						1	1	–
	Independents			7			27	34	–16
Total				60			60	120	0
Source: Sternberger et al.