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Elections to the Territorial Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Republican Party of Dahomey, which won 35 of the 60 seats.[1]
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican Party of Dahomey | 109,927 | 38.57 | 35 | +16 | |
Dahomeyan Democratic Union | 72,097 | 25.29 | 7 | +3 | |
Dahomeyan Democratic Movement | 61,192 | 21.47 | 6 | –3 | |
Other parties | 7,207 | 2.53 | 0 | – | |
Independents | 34,606 | 12.14 | 12 | – | |
Total | 285,029 | 100.00 | 60 | +10 | |
Valid votes | 285,029 | 97.63 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,909 | 2.37 | |||
Total votes | 291,938 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 673,056 | 43.37 | |||
Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
Figures for independent candidates include the Independents of the North.
References
- ↑ 1957 Territorial Assembly Election African Elections Database
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p531 (in German)
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