Mauritanian Territorial Assembly Election, 1952
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in
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on 30 March 1952. The result was a victory for the
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, which won 22 of the 24 seats.


Electoral system

The Territorial Assembly was elected by two colleges; the first college elected 8 members and the second 16.
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& Klaus Landfried (1978) ''Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband'', p1364


Results


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