June 1946 French legislative election in French Somaliland

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 2 June 1946, with a second round on 16 June as part of the wider parliamentary elections.[1] René Bernard-Cothier was re-elected as the territory's MP.[1]

Results

Candidate		First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
	René Bernard-Cothier	423	44.81	577	59.79
	Raimond Lombardo	343	36.33
	Marc Fontaine	92	9.75
	Pierre Hamo	86	9.11	44	4.56
	Jean-Carles Martine			301	31.19
	Hali Mahmoud			43	4.46
Total		944	100.00	965	100.00
Valid votes		944	97.93	965	98.97
Invalid/blank votes		20	2.07	10	1.03
Total votes		964	100.00	975	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,514	63.67	1,514	64.40
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