1954 Algerian Assembly election

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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

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

Party First College Second College Seats
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats Total +/–
Rally of the French People 39 39 +7
Radical Socialist Party 12 1 13 0
Popular Republican Movement 4 5 9 +5
Democratic Union of the Algerian Manifesto 5 5 –2
French Section of the Workers' International 4 4 –1
Algerian Union 0 0 –3
Algerian Communist Party 1 1 0
Independents 49 49 0
Total 60 60 120 0
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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