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[]
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
---|---|---|---|---|
National Union | 597,763 | 98.75 | 98 | |
Tunisian Communist Party | 7,352 | 1.21 | 0 | |
Independents | 235 | 0.04 | 0 | |
Total | 605,350 | 100.00 | 98 | |
Valid votes | 605,350 | 99.76 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,447 | 0.24 | ||
Total votes | 606,797 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 726,168 | 83.56 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References[]
- ^ Tunisia Local Histories
- ^ Tunisia - Political parties Encyclopedia of the Nations
- ^ Tunisia since independence: the dynamics of one-party government p74
- ^ Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2 p4201
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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