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
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
| 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 | ||||||||
Elected members
Five of the fifteen elected members of the First (European) College were civil servants and the remaining ten were a mix of notable businessmen, small entrepreneurs, transporters, and a hunting guide (Louis Jacquelot).[1]
| Name | Party | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Ansot | RPF-DIT | North |
| Noël Gassend | RPF-DIT | North |
| Charles Hannot | RPF-DIT | North |
| Pierre Jamat | RPF-DIT | North |
| Henri Lepissier | RPF-DIT | North |
| René Mauclair | RPF-DIT | North |
| Paul Olivier | RPF-DIT | North |
| Jérôme Paizee | RPF-DIT | North |
| Roger Petitjean | RPF-DIT | North |
| William Tardrew | RPF-DIT | North |
| Paul Belleteste | RPF-DIT | South |
| Georges Gerin | RPF-DIT | South |
| Louis Jacquelot | RPF-DIT | South |
| André Kieffer | RPF-DIT | South |
| Marcel Lallia | RPF-DIT | South |
Aftermath
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.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p188, 194
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ Le Cornec, Jacques (1962). Les chefferies du Tchad et l'évolution politique: Thèse pour le doctorat en science politique présentée et soutenue publiquement le 5 juillet 1961, mise à jour au 31 décembre 1962 [The leaders of Chad and political evolution: Thesis for the doctorate in political science presented and defended publicly on July 5, 1961, updated to December 31, 1962] (in French). Paris: LGDJ. p. 352.
- ↑ 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.
