June 1946 French legislative election in Mauritania–Senegal

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in the constituency of Senegal-Mauritania on 2 June 1946 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. Two members were elected from the seat, with the winners being French Section of the Workers International candidates Lamine Guèye and Léopold Sédar Senghor.[1] Both were incumbent MPs, having won their seats in the 1945 elections.

Results
Candidates Party Votes %
First College
Lamine GuèyeFrench Section of the Workers' International31,28897.1
Adolphe MaillatIndependent Socialists9252.9
Invalid/blank votes540−
Total32,753100
Registered voters/turnout46,98569.7
Second college
Léopold Sédar SenghorFrench Section of the Workers' International20,718100
Invalid/blank votes563−
Total21,281100
Registered voters/turnout28,46174.8
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]
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References
  1. Members of the Second National Constituent Assembly French National Assembly
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857
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