1951 Algerian Assembly election

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Elections to the Algerian Assembly were held in Algeria in February 1951.[1] Like other post-1948 elections in French Algeria, it was rigged by the authorities to ensure the defeat of Algerian nationalists.[2]

Electoral system

The Assembly was elected by two colleges, each of which elected 60 seats; the First College consisted of Europeans and évolués, whilst the Second College was composed of the remainder of the Algerian population.

Results

Party First College Second College Seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Total +/–
Rally of the French People 32 32 0
Radical Socialist Party 13 0 13 0
Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto 7 7 –1
French Section of the Workers' International 5 5 +1
Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties 5 8 –4
Popular Republican Movement 2 2 4 +1
Algerian Union 3 3 +3
Algerian Communist Party 1 1 0
Progressive independents 15 15 +1
Independents 7 27 34 –2
Total 60 60 120 0
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p432 (German)
  2. Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p10