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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.[1]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
+/–
|
|
|
Chadian Progressive Party–African Democratic Rally |
390,377 |
68.7 |
57 |
+25
|
|
|
African Socialist Movement |
55,500 |
9.8 |
0 |
0
|
|
|
Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians |
44,438 |
7.8 |
2 |
–
|
|
|
Independent Democratic Union of Chad |
41,304 |
7.3 |
16 |
–
|
|
|
Chadian Social Action |
25,597 |
4.5 |
9 |
+2
|
|
|
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa |
11,041 |
1.9 |
0 |
New
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
13,340 |
– |
– |
–
|
| Total |
581,597 |
100 |
84 |
+19
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
1,262,985 |
46.10 |
– |
–
|
| Source: Sternberger et al.[2]
|
References
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