1952 Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election
# 1952 Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election

Elections for the Territorial Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 30 March 1952. Sourou-Migan Apithy's Republican Party of Dahomey won 19 of the 32 second college seats. Only ten members of the Legislative Council elected in 1947 were re-elected.

## Background

The Legislative Council had been created as part of the constitutional reforms that created French Fourth Republic. In 1952 it was converted into the Territorial Assembly, and was enlarged from 30 to 50 seats. The Assembly was elected by two electoral colleges; 18 by the first electoral college and 32 by the second.

## Results

| Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| First College |||||
| | Union for the Defence of the General Interests of Dahomey | 484 | | 12 |
| | Centre Union | 79 | | 3 |
| | Union for the Defence of Economic and Social Interests | 61 | | 2 |
| | Other parties | | | 0 |
| | Independents | 326 | | 1 |
| Total | Total | | | 18 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 1,338 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,130 | 62.82 | |
| Second College |||||
| | Republican Party of Dahomey | 52,200 | | 19 |
| | Ethnic Group of the North | 42,427 | | 9 |
| | African People's Bloc | 5,797 | | 4 |
| | Dahomeyan Progressive Union | | | 0 |
| | Other parties | | | 0 |
| Total | Total | | | 32 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 127,166 | – | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 316,547 | 40.17 | |
| Source: De Benoist |||||
