1945 French legislative election in French Somaliland

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Somaliland on 21 October 1945, with a second round on 4 November as part of the wider parliamentary elections. René Bernard-Cothier was elected as the territory's MP.

Results

Candidate	First round		Second round
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Jean-Carles Martine	182	27.74	198	30.00
René Bernard-Cothier	167	25.46	210	31.82
Hail Mahmoud	144	21.95	136	20.61
Abdourahman Banabila	114	17.38	109	16.52
Two other candidates	49	7.47	7	1.06
Total	656	100.00	660	100.00
Valid votes	656	96.76	660	98.95
Invalid/blank votes	22	3.24	7	1.05
Total votes	678	100.00	667	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	862	78.65	862	77.38
Source: Sternberger et al.