December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election

December 1946 Cameroonian General Council election

22 December 1946
Turnout	52.16%

General Council elections were held in French Cameroons on 22 December 1946.[1]

Electoral system

At the time of the election, the General Council had 40 seats, of which 16 were elected by the first college and 24 were elected by the second college.[1]

Campaign

Only around 40 candidates contested the 40 seats.[1]

Results

Of the 2,611 voters in the first college, 1,201 cast votes, whilst in the second college, 20,490 of the 38,976 registered voters voted.[1]

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p908