1849 French legislative election in Senegal

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 12 August 1849 as part of the wider French elections. Incumbent MP Barthélémy Durand Valantin was re-elected with 65% of the vote.

## Electoral system[edit]

The single Senegalese seat in the National Assembly was created by decree on 5 March 1848.[1] Following an order of 5 November 1830 and a law of 24 April 1833, all free-born people and freed slaves in Senegal had full civic and political rights, the only French African colony to give such rights until the end of World War II.[1] The right to vote was given to all men over the age of 25 and who could prove they had lived in their municipality for the previous five years.[1] In total 4,991 men registered to vote, up from 4,706 in the 1848 elections.[1]

## Results[edit]

Candidate| Votes| %

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Barthélémy Durand Valantin| 1,319| 64.94
Masson| 472| 23.24
Petiton| 240| 11.82
Total| 2,031| 100.00
Valid votes| 2,031| 99.90
Invalid/blank votes| 2| 0.10
Total votes| 2,033| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 4,991| 40.73
Source: Sternberger et al., National Assembly

## Aftermath[edit]

Valantin retired from politics in 1851, but before a by-election could be held, a decree of 2 February 1852 abolished Senegalese representation in the National Assembly.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp1812−1813

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