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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 2 January 1956, as part of the wider French elections. The results saw Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (Progressive Voltaic),[1] Nazi Boni (African Popular Movement),[2] Joseph Conombo and Henri Guissou (Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses) elected.
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
| Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses |
273,232 |
43.6 |
2
|
| Progressive Voltaic List |
120,586 |
19.3 |
1
|
| African Popular Movement |
102,853 |
16.4 |
1
|
| African Democratic Rally |
71,725 |
11.5 |
0
|
| Independents |
35,695 |
5.7 |
0
|
| Voltaic Social Republication Action Group |
15,777 |
2.5 |
0
|
| Voltaic People's Movement |
6,268 |
1.0 |
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
7,828 |
– |
–
|
| Total |
633,964 |
100 |
3
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
978,090 |
64.8 |
–
|
| Source: De Benoist[3]
|
References
- ^ Gérard Ouedraogo French National Assembly
- ^ Nazi Boni French National Assembly
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530
