1954 Algerian Assembly election

Elections to the Algerian Assembly were held in Algeria in February 1954.[1] Like other post-1948 elections in French Algeria, it was rigged by the authorities to ensure the defeat of Algerian nationalists.[2]

Electoral system

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The Assembly was elected by two colleges, each of which elected 60 seats. The First College consisted of Europeans and évolués, whilst the Second College was composed of the remainder of the Algerian population.

Results

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PartyFirst CollegeSecond CollegeTotal
seats
+/–
Votes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Rally of the French People3939+7
Radical Socialist Party121130
Popular Republican Movement459+5
Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto55–2
French Section of the Workers' International44–1
Algerian Union00–3
Algerian Communist Party110
Independents49490
Total60601200
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p432 (in German)
  2. ^ Frank Tachau (1994) Political parties of the Middle East and North Africa, Greenwood Press, p10