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November 1946 French legislative election in Mauritania

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Mauritania on 10 November 1946. Previously Mauritania had elected MPs in a single joint constituency with neighbouring Senegal, but the new 1946 constitution had separated the two territories politically, giving Mauritania one seat in the Assembly.[1] The result was a victory for Horma Ould Babana, a member of the French Section of the Workers' International.[2] His opponents were Yvon Razac, a member of the MRP and the candidate favored by the French government and traditional Moorish leaders,[3][2] and Souleymane Diop, an independent.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Horma Ould BabanaFrench Section of the Workers' International6,17765.36
Yvon RazacPopular Republican Movement3,20933.95
Souleymane DiopIndependent650.69
Total9,451100.00
Valid votes9,45199.08
Invalid/blank votes880.92
Total votes9,539100.00
Registered voters/turnout16,27158.63
Source: French National Assembly, Thompson & Adloff[4]

References

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  1. ^ Mauritania: Postwar Reforms Library of Congress Country Studies
  2. ^ a b Babana Horma - National Assembly
  3. ^ Devey, Muriel (2005). La Mauritanie. KARTHALA Editions. p. 146.
  4. ^ Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1958) French West Africa, Stanford University Press, p59