French legislative election, 1951 (Guinea)
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Elections to the National Assembly of France were held in Guinea
on 17 June 1951. The number of seats Guinea had in the Assembly had increased from two to three. Suffrage was also extended, with the number of registered voters increasing from 131,309 in the 1946 election
to 393,628 in 1951, although voter turnout decreased from 73% to 57%.
Guinea
Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...
on 17 June 1951. The number of seats Guinea had in the Assembly had increased from two to three. Suffrage was also extended, with the number of registered voters increasing from 131,309 in the 1946 election
French legislative election, November 1946 (Guinea)
Elections to the National Assembly of France were held for the first time in Guinea on 10 November 1946. The territory elected two members to the Assembly, and the election was contested by eight candidates. The results saw Yacine Diallo and Mamba Sano win the two seats, with a voter turnout of...
to 393,628 in 1951, although voter turnout decreased from 73% to 57%.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Yacine Diallo Yacine Diallo Yacine Diallo was a politician from Guinea who served in the French National Assembly from 1946-1954 .- references :... |
SFIO/Franco-Guinean Union Franco-Guinean Union The Franco-Guinean Union was a political party in Guinea. The party was founded in February 1947. The organization functioned as a Conakry-based coordination committee of the different ethnic-based interests that supported Yacine Diallo. Its main backers were chiefs from the Futa Jallon... |
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| Mamba Sano Mamba Sano Mamba Sano was a Guinean politician who served in the French National Assembly from 1946-1958 .- references :**... |
Forest Union/Guinean Agreement Committee | ||
| Albert Liurette Albert Liurette Albert Liurette was a Guinean physician and politician. Liurette studied at the Ecole de medicine in Dakar, obtaining a diploma in African medicine. Ahead of the June 17, 1951 election to the French National Assembly, Liurette was placed on the second place on the list of the French Section of the... |
SFIO/Franco-Guinean Union Franco-Guinean Union The Franco-Guinean Union was a political party in Guinea. The party was founded in February 1947. The organization functioned as a Conakry-based coordination committee of the different ethnic-based interests that supported Yacine Diallo. Its main backers were chiefs from the Futa Jallon... |
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| Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré Ahmed Sékou Touré was an African political leader and President of Guinea from 1958 to his death in 1984... |
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally | ||
| Total | 224,182 | ||
See also
- French legislative election, 1951French legislative election, 1951Legislative elections were held in France on 17 June 1951 to elect the second National Assembly of the Fourth Republic.After the Second World War, the three parties which took a major part in the French Resistance to the German occupation dominated the political scene and government: the French...
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