Election in French Somaliland on 2 June 1946
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 |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| 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 |
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| Valid votes | 944 | 97.93 | 965 | 98.97 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 20 | 2.07 | 10 | 1.03 |
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| Total votes | 964 | 100.00 | 975 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,514 | 63.67 | 1,514 | 64.40 |
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| Source: Sternberger et al. |
References
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