1879 Senegal by-election

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A by-election for the French National Assembly was held in Senegal in 1879. Although Maréchal received over 50% of the vote in the first round, he did not reach the quorum of 25% of registered voters. Alfred Gasconi [fr], the Republican candidate,[1] was elected in the second round of voting.

## Background

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The single Senegalese seat in the National Assembly had been abolished by a decree of 2 February 1852.[2] Although it was restored in 1871,[3] a new electoral law was passed in 1875 that did not mention Senegal, meaning no MP was elected in 1876 or 1877. However, a decree of 1879 reinstated the seat.[2]

## Electoral system

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The election was held using the two-round system, with a candidate required to get over 50% of the vote and a number of votes equivalent to 25% of the registered voters to win in the first round.

## Results

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Candidate| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
Maréchal| 1,158| 49.96| 1,134| 47.17
Alfred Gasconi [fr]| 925| 39.91| 1,159| 48.21
Crespin| 232| 10.01| 111| 4.62
Others| 3| 0.13|
Total| 2,318| 100.00| 2,404| 100.00
Valid votes| 2,318| 99.96| |
Invalid/blank votes| 1| 0.04| |
Total votes| 2,319| 100.00| |
Registered voters/turnout| 6,419| 36.13| 6,419| –
Source: Official Journal

## See also

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* Four Communes

## References

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1. ^ Biography French National Assembly
2. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1813
3. ^ Sternberger et al., p1814

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