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1956 French legislative election in Ivory Coast

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Ivory Coast on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. The African Democratic Rally won both seats,[1] which were taken by Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
African Democratic Rally 502,711 86.7 2 +1
Party of the French Union of Côte d'Ivoire 39,106 6.8 0 –1
Republican Union 21,592 3.7 0 0
Ivorian Agreement for Social and Economic Progress 4,873 0.8 0 New
African Union 4,138 0.7 0 New
Nine other lists 7,130 1.3 0 –
Invalid/blank votes 10,037 – – –
Total 589,587 100 2 0
Registered voters/turnout 880,696 66.9 – –
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p678
  2. ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p529
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