Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election, 1952
Encyclopedia
Elections for the Territorial Assembly were held in the French
colony of Dahomey
(now Benin
) on 30 March 1952. Sourou-Migan Apithy
's Republican Party of Dahomey won 19 of the 32 seats.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
colony of Dahomey
Dahomey
Dahomey was a country in west Africa in what is now the Republic of Benin. The Kingdom of Dahomey was a powerful west African state that was founded in the seventeenth century and survived until 1894. From 1894 until 1960 Dahomey was a part of French West Africa. The independent Republic of Dahomey...
(now Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
) on 30 March 1952. Sourou-Migan Apithy
Sourou-Migan Apithy
Sourou-Migan Marcellin Joseph Apithy was a Beninese political figure most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was dictated by what region in Dahomey they lived....
's Republican Party of Dahomey won 19 of the 32 seats.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party of Dahomey | 19 | ||
| GEND | 9 | ||
| BPA | 4 | ||
| Total | 129,557 | 32 | |
| Source: Sternberger et al | |||