Administrative Council elections were held in
Dahomey in 1934.
[Patrick Manning (2004) ''Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960'', ]Cambridge University Press
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, p271
Electoral system
Three members of the Administrative Council were elected from single-member constituencies;
Abomey
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,
Ouidah
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and
Porto-Novo
Porto-Novo (Portuguese: "New Port", , ; yo, Àjàṣẹ́, ), also known as Hogbonu and Ajashe, is the capital of Benin. The commune covers an area of and as of 2002 had a population of 223,552 people.
Situated on an inlet of the Gulf of G ...
. However, the franchise was extremely restricted.
Campaign
The councillors supported by ''
La Voix'' were challenged by an alliance of candidates created by
Louis Hunkanrin after he returned from exile in
Mauritania. The Hunkanrin group was supported by civil servants, farmers and workers, and allied itself with
Augustin Nicoué, who had run against the ''La Voix'' group in the
1932 elections. During the campaign they accused the ''La Voix'' group of being capitalists and not socialists.
[
In the Abomey constituency incumbent councillor Augustinho Olympio opted to stand down rather than run for re-election.][
]
Results
The ''La Voix'' candidates were beaten in all three constituencies. Richard Johnson Richard or Dick Johnson may refer to:
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, who was elected in Abomey, was the brother of the defeated Pierre Johnson.[
]
Aftermath
Following the elections, Casimir d'Almeida attempted to sue his opponents for defamation, but was not successful. However, the administration did successfully prosecute Pierre Johnson and Hunkanrin group associate Blaise Kuassi for the same offence, resulting in a prison sentence.[Manning, p272]
Soon after the elections Dosso-Yovo and Nicoué changed their stance to one supportive of the administration,[ with Richard Johnson the only councillor to remain critical of the establishment.][
]
References
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