1946−47 Nigerien General Council election

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| next_election = 1952

| seats_for_election = All 30 seats in the General Council

| majority_seats = 16

| election_date = 15 December 1946

| turnout = 36.61%

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| party1 = Independents

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General Council elections were held in Niger on 15 December 1946, with a second round of voting on 5 January 1947.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1461 The General Council had been established by decree on 25 October 1946.Abdourahmane Idrissa & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Niger, p138

Electoral system

The 30 seats in the General Council were elected using two colleges. The first college was restricted to French citizens and elected ten members from two constituencies. The second college was for Africans, and elected twenty members from nine constituencies, which were based on the regions, which included Fada N'Gourma and Dori, both of which were transferred to Upper Volta in September 1947.

Campaign

The campaign for the elections was based primarily on the clientele of local leaders rather than political parties or manifestos.

Results

Votes !% !Seats !Votes !% !Seats
class=wikitable style=text-align:right !rowspan=2\|Party !colspan=3\|First round !colspan=3\|Second round !rowspan=2\|Total seats
colspan=8\|First College
align=left\|Total	377	100	4	6	10
align=left\|Registered voters/turnout	672	56.1	–	–	–
colspan=8\|Second College
align=left\|Total	20,309	100	10	10	20
align=left\|Registered voters/turnout	55,835	36.3	–	–	–
align=left colspan=8\|Source: De BenoistJoseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537–538

Aftermath

Following the elections, Moumouni Aouta was elected as the Council's first President. On 6 February 1952 the Council was converted into the Territorial Assembly, and fresh elections were held in March.

References

Category:Elections in Niger

Niger

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Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results