Upper Volta territorial assembly election, 1957
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Unified Democratic Party (an alliance of the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally and the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses), which won 35 of the 68 seats in the Assembly.[1]
[edit] Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified Democratic Party | 35 | ||
| Voltaic Democratic Movement | 26 | ||
| African Popular Movement | 5 | ||
| Independents | 2 | ||
| Total | 68 |
[edit] References
- ^ Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986
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