1956 French legislative election in Mauritania
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Mauritania on 2 January 1956. Mauritania had one seat in the Assembly, which was won by , a member of the Mauritanian Progressive Union.[1]
Results[]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritanian Progressive Union | 106,603 | 85.58 | ||
| Horma Ould Babana | 17,371 | 13.95 | ||
| Independent | 585 | 0.47 | ||
| Total | 124,559 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 124,559 | 97.71 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,921 | 2.29 | ||
| Total votes | 127,480 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 217,717 | 58.55 | ||
| Source: De Benoist,[2] Sternberger et al.[3] | ||||
References[]
- ^ Pazzanita, Anthony G. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press. p. XXX.
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1382
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