1956 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election

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Constituent Assembly elections were held in Tunisia on 25 March 1956, five days after independence.[1] The result was a victory for the , an alliance of the Neo Destour party, the Tunisian General Labour Union, the and the , which won all 98 seats,[2] with the opposition Communists and independents only winning a combined 1.3% of the vote.[3] Following the election, Habib Bourguiba was appointed Prime Minister of a Neo Destour-dominated government.[4] Voter turnout was 83.6%.[5]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats
National Union597,76398.7598
Tunisian Communist Party7,3521.210
Independents2350.040
Total605,350100.0098
Valid votes605,35099.76
Invalid/blank votes1,4470.24
Total votes606,797100.00
Registered voters/turnout726,16883.56
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[]

  1. ^ Tunisia Local Histories
  2. ^ Tunisia - Political parties Encyclopedia of the Nations
  3. ^ Tunisia since independence: the dynamics of one-party government p74
  4. ^ Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2 p4201
  5. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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