1945 French legislative election in French Somaliland

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 21 October 1945, with a second round on 4 November as part of the wider parliamentary elections.[1] René Bernard-Cothier was elected as the territory's MP.[1]

Results

Candidate		First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	Jean-Carles Martine	182	27.74	198	30.00
	René Bernard-Cothier	167	25.46	210	31.82
	Hail Mahmoud	144	21.95	136	20.61
	Abdourahman Banabila	114	17.38	109	16.52
Two other candidates		49	7.47	7	1.06
Total		656	100.00	660	100.00
Valid votes		656	96.76	660	98.95
Invalid/blank votes		22	3.24	7	1.05
Total votes		678	100.00	667	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		862	78.65	862	77.38
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p631