1946–47 Dahomeyan General Council election

Elections to the General Council were held in French Dahomey on 15 December 1946 and 5 January 1947.Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p537 The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Progressive Union, which won 20 of the 30 seats.Patrick Manning (2004) Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640–1960, Cambridge University Press, p276

Electoral system The General Council (Conseil Général) was established as part of the constitutional reforms that created the French Fourth Republic. It had 30 seats, with 12 members elected by the first electoral college and 18 by the second electoral college.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2013) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, pp111–112

Results

Elected members included:

Cyrille Aguessy Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (African People's Bloc) Michel Ahouanmènou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Albert Akindès (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Sourou-Migan Apithy (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Dominique Aplogan (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Tahirou Congacou (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Francis Covi Adrien Degbey (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Hubert Maga (Dahomeyan Progressive Union) Émile Poisson (African People's Bloc)

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