1957 French Sudan Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Sudan on 31 March 1957, the first elections in the territory to be held under universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. which won 57 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was just 34.0%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 435,976 | 62.14 | 57 |
| Sudanese Progressive Party | 192,908 | 27.49 | 6 |
| Union of the Populations of Bandiagara | 44,052 | 6.28 | 7 |
| Dogon-Peul Action | 24,409 | 3.44 | 0 |
| Others | 4,301 | 0.60 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,476 | − | − |
| Total | 709,122 | 100 | 70 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,090,048 | 33.9 | – |
| Source: De Benoist[2] | |||
Elected MPs
Of the 70 elected members, 30 were members of the intelligentsia, 30 were employees, five were merchants, two were traditional chiefs, two were farmers and one was a worker.[3]
Aftermath
Following the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, giving it a total of 64 seats.[4]
References
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p568 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982). Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960. Nouvelles éditions africaines. p. 545.
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1240
- ^ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
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