June 1946 French legislative election in Gabon–Moyen Congo

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Gabon and French Congo on 2 June 1946, with a second round on 30 June.[1]

Electoral system

The two seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected one MP in the second college.[1]

Results

First college

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round		Notes
		Votes	%	Votes	%
Henri Seignon	French Section of the Workers' International	674	33.0	750	44.9	Elected
Gabriel d'Arboussier		492	24.1
Jean Puytoroc	Popular Republican Movement	451	22.1	494	29.6
Maurice Bayrou		423	20.8	426	25.5
Invalid/blank votes		41	–	33	–
Total		2,081	100	1,703	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,597	57.9	3,673	46.4
Source: Sternberger et al.

Second college

Candidate	Votes	%	Notes
Félix Tchicaya	3,356	63.2	Re-elected
Jean-Hilaire Aubame	869	16.4
Jacques Opangault	595	11.2
Louis Bigmann	183	3.5
Three other candidates	303	5.7
Invalid/blank votes	144	–
Total	5,450	100
Registered voters/turnout	6,887	79.1
Source: Sternberger et al

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1045–1046