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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Moyen-Congo on 31 March 1957. The Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests and the African Socialist Movement both won 17 seats. Voter turnout was 74.2%.[1]
Results
| Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Seats
|
| Democratic Union for the Defence of African Interests |
108,057 |
|
17
|
| Moyen-Congo Union |
5
|
| African Socialist Movement |
83,721 |
|
17
|
| French Section of the Workers' International |
2
|
| Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance |
1
|
| Rally of the French People |
1
|
| MSA–PCC |
40,999 |
|
–
|
| Congolese Progressive Party |
30,121 |
|
2
|
| Union for the Defence of Kouilou |
17,026 |
|
0
|
| Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa |
3,027 |
|
0
|
| Independent Socialists |
1,376 |
|
0
|
| Independents |
780 |
|
0
|
| Invalid/blank votes |
12,249 |
– |
–
|
| Total |
297,356 |
100 |
45
|
| Registered voters/turnout |
400,847 |
74.2 |
–
|
| Source: Sternberger et al.
|
References
Republic of the Congo portal 