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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 [ ] Party Votes % Seats +/– 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]
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