Guinean Territorial Assembly election, 1957

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Guinean Territorial Assembly election, 1957
Guinea
1952 ←
31 March 1957 → 1963

All 60 seats to the Territorial Assembly
  First party Second party
  Secou Toure 1950 60.jpg
Leader Ahmed Sékou Touré Barry III
Party PDG-RDA DSG
Seats won 56 3
Popular vote 584,438 77,643
Percentage 77.4% 10.3%'
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Guinea on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally, which won 56 of the 60 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 60.3%.[2]

Results[edit]

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally 584,438 77.4 56
Socialist Democracy of Guinea 77.643 10.3 3
African Bloc of Guinea 45,489 6.0 0
Other parties 47,650 6.3 1
Invalid/blank votes 10,569
Total 765,789 100 60
Registered voters/turnout 1,270,847 60.3
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p454 ISBN 0-19-829645-2