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French Somaliland legislative election, 1946

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French Somaliland legislative election, 1946

Representative Council elections were held in French Somaliland in March 1946.

Electoral system

The 20 member Council was elected in two colleges, each of which elected ten members. The first college had six seats directly elected by French citizens, whilst the second college had six seats directly elected seats, with Somalis, Afars and Arabs each electing two members.

The remaining four seats in each college were appoointed by the Governor; three members chosen by the Governor from a list of nine candidates presented by the Chamber of Commerce, and one member chosen by the Governor from a list of three presented by Unions.

References

French Somaliland legislative election, 1946 Wikipedia