Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Guinea on 21 October 1945, with a second round of voting on 18 November.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p836 Maurice Chevrance-Bertin and Yacine Diallo were elected.
Electoral system The two seats allocated to the constituency were elected on two separate electoral rolls; French citizens elected one MP from the first college, whilst non-citizens elected one MP in the second college.
Campaign The elections were effectively a contest between the Fula and Mandinka. However, two Mandinka candidates stood, splitting their vote, whilst Yacine Diallo was the only Fula to stand.Edward Mortimer (1969) France and the Africans 1944–1960: A political history, Faber, p64
Results First College
Second College
Aftermath Following the elections, Senegalese MP Lamine Guèye attempted to persuade all the African MPs to form an African Bloc, which would be affiliated with the SFIO. Although, the attempt failed, Diallo did sit with the SFIO.Mortimer, p72
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