1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey in December 1946 and 5 January 1947.[1] The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.[2]

Electoral system

The General Council (Conseil Generale) 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.[3]

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	613	100	1			11	12
Registered voters/turnout	1,533	45.9	–			–	–
Second College
Dahomeyan Progressive Union			10			5	15
African People's Bloc			0			1	1
Independents			2			0	0
Total	76,769	100	12			6	18
Registered voters/turnout	133,142	57.6	–			–	–
Source: De Benoist

Elected members included:[4]

• Cyrille Aguessy
• Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (African People's Bloc)
• Michel Ahouanmènou
• Albert Akindès (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
• Tahirou Congacou
• Francis Covi
• Sourou-Migan Apithy (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
• Hubert Maga (Dahomeyan Progressive Union)
• Émile Poisson (African People's Bloc)

References

1. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537
2. Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960, Cambridge University Press, p276
3. Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p112
4. Houngnikpo & Decalo, p113