1945 French legislative election in French Sudan−Niger

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of French Sudan−Niger on 21 October 1945 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from two separate electoral colleges. A second round of voting was held for both colleges on 18 November as no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round.[1] Maurice Kaouza and Fily Dabo Sissoko were elected.

Campaign

An attempt to form a unified African bloc for the elections failed due to the number of people seeking to be candidates. Fily Dabo Sissoko became a well-known a writer, and was popular with chiefs, particularly those from animist groups.[2] He campaigned on a platform of equal pay for Africans and Europeans, the abolishment of forced labour and the emancipation of women.[3]

In the second round of the second college elections, opponents of Sissoko have their backing to Mamadou Konaté, a teacher who was well-respected amongst the local intelligentsia.[3]

Results
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
First College
Maurice Kaouza66026.61,37558.1
Jean SilvandreSFIO63225.591238.6
Pierre-André Gomis41716.8
Trollé31712.8
Robert LattesPopular Republican Movement2058.3
André Marie1224.9
Raoul Monmarson1094.4793.3
Pasquini160.6
Invalid/blank votes100−31−
Total2,5781002,397100
Registered voters/turnout3,24379.53,26373.5
Second college
Fily Dabo Sissoko10,40638.711,27745.8
Henri Montchamp4,46216.63,67214.9
Roland Gougis3,75314.03,75915.3
Mamadou Konaté2,90510.85,24221.3
Sall Ibrahima1,4335.3
Balobo Maiga9613.66662.7
Modibo Keita9373.5
Hamani Diori5642.1
Diarra Trémoko Dratigui5302.0
Sidibé Tidiani4481.7
Sidibé Mamby2711.0
Mariko Siriman2000.7
Invalid/blank votes171−108−
Total27,01410024,724100
Registered voters/turnout33,62680.333,64373.3
Source: De Benoist[4]

Aftermath

Following the elections, Senegalese MP Lamine Guèye attempted to persuade all the African MPs to form an African Bloc, which would be affiliated with the SFIO. However, the attempt failed, and Sissoko joined the MUR.[5]

References
  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1249−1250
  2. Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
  3. Mortimer, p65
  4. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, pp521–522
  5. Mortimer, p72
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