1959 Chadian parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.[1]
Results[]
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Chadian Progressive Party–African Democratic Rally | 390,377 | 68.70 | 57 | +25 | |
African Socialist Movement | 55,500 | 9.77 | 0 | 0 | |
Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians | 44,438 | 7.82 | 2 | –7 | |
Independent Democratic Union of Chad | 41,304 | 7.27 | 16 | New | |
Chadian Social Action | 25,597 | 4.50 | 9 | +2 | |
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 11,041 | 1.94 | 0 | New | |
Total | 568,257 | 100.00 | 84 | +19 | |
Valid votes | 568,257 | 97.71 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 13,340 | 2.29 | |||
Total votes | 581,597 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,262,985 | 46.05 | |||
Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
References[]
- ^ Elections in Chad African Elections Database
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2241 (in German)
Categories:
- 1959 elections in Africa
- 1959 in Chad
- Elections in Chad
- May 1959 events