Parliamentary elections were held in French Sudan on 8 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US-RDA), which won all 80 seats. Voter turnout was just 32.3%.[1] The following year, French Sudan declared independence as Mali, and was declared a one-party state with the US-RDA as the sole legal party. As a result, these would be the last multi-party elections held in the country until 1992.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally515,86976.0080+23
Sudanese Regroupment Party162,90624.000–6
Total678,775100.0080+10
Valid votes678,77597.90
Invalid/blank votes14,5602.10
Total votes693,335100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,148,66732.27
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p578 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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