Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League Municipal elections were held in French Algeria in November 1919 to elect municipal councils in cities.
[1] The electoral body of the Algerian natives was charged in these elections with designating the Muslim municipal councilors in the 281 communes of full exercise in Algeria.
[2][3] The results of this elective representation of Muslims in the municipal councils was to increase from a quarter to a third of the total membership of the councils and the total number of their municipal councilors was thus increased by around 65%, from 390 to 1,540.
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