1952 Upper Voltan Territorial Assembly election explained

Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 30 March 1952. The result was a victory for the Voltaic Union (UV).^[1]

Electoral system

The Territorial Assembly had 50 seats, with 10 elected by the First College (French citizens) and 40 by the Second College (non-French citizens).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, pxli
2. Virginia Thompson & Richard Adloff (1958) French West Africa, Stanford University Press, p56