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1952 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 30 March 1952. The result was a victory for Gaullist parties, with the Rally of the French People winning all 15 seats in the First College and the Chadian Democratic Union winning 24 of the 30 seats in the Second College.

The 45-seat Territorial Assembly had 15 seats elected by the first college in two constituencies, and 30 seats elected by the second college in ten constituencies.

Party	First College	Second College	Totalseats
	Chadian Democratic Union		117,069	72.36	24	24
	Civic Action Front of Chad		33,769	20.87	6	6
	Independent Socialist Party of Chad		3,796	2.35	0	0
	Defence of the Regional Interests of Ouaddaï		1,125	0.70	0	0
	Franco-Kanembou Union		1,013	0.63	0	0
	Rally of the French People	699	70.68	15		15
	Social and Economic Action	165	16.68	0		0
	Independents and Union of Chad	94	9.50	0		0
	Defence of Economic Interests	31	3.13	0		0
	Independents		5,006	3.09	0	0
Total	989	100.00	15	161,778	100.00	30	45

989	97.44		161,778	98.88
26	2.56		1,826	1.12
1,015	100.00		163,604	100.00
3,582	28.34		307,434	53.22
Source: Lanne

In the southern town of Bébalem, the announcement of the Chadian Progressive Party's defeat by the UDT (with the latter being close to colonial and traditional elites) led to farmer protests and subsequently the Bébalem massacre by colonial authorities.

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