Algerian Assembly

Algerian Assembly

الجمعية الجزائرية
Tajmaεt Tadzayrit
April 22, 1948 – April 12, 1956
Leadership
President
Abdelkader Sayah (until 1956)
Structure
Seats120 delegates
Elections
Two electoral colleges (one for Europeans and one for Muslims) using proportional representation
First election
1948 Algerian territorial elections
Last election
1954 Algerian territorial elections
Meeting place
Algiers (Algeria)

The Algerian Assembly was the deliberative assembly of French Algeria, created by the law of September 20, 1947, which enacted the Statute of 1947 for Algeria. The assembly was elected three times (April 1948, February 1951, and February 1954) before being dissolved by decree on April 12, 1956.