% ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁the ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁elections ▁he ▁retained ▁his ▁seat , ▁running ▁uno pp osed . ▁ ▁States ▁General ▁of ▁Col on ization ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Mal br ant ▁organized ▁the ▁States ▁General ▁of ▁Col on ization ▁( a ▁con gress ▁of ▁French ▁colon ists , ▁held ▁in ▁Paris ). ▁The ▁convention ▁gathered ▁colon ists ▁that ▁opposed ▁giving ▁French ▁citizens hips ▁to ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁collect ively . ▁Through ▁the ▁pressure ▁from ▁these ▁colon ists , ▁in ▁October ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁adopted ▁new ▁draft ▁constitution s ▁for ▁the ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁( which ▁were ▁in ▁sharp ▁contrast s ▁to ▁the ▁ones ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 6 ). ▁ ▁National ▁Assembly ▁Mal br ant ▁cont ested ▁the ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁French ▁legisl ative ▁election ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁O ub ang ui - Ch ari / Ch ad ▁first ▁college ▁seat . ▁He ▁defeated ▁independent ▁candidate ▁Pierre ▁Pl ume au ▁with ▁ 1 , 0 0 3 ▁votes ▁against ▁ 1 9 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Mal br ant ▁was ▁widely ▁recognized ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Res istance ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁He ▁would ▁remain ▁a ▁parliament arian ▁for