1959 Chadian parliamentary election

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 84 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.

1959 Chadian parliamentary election

31 May 1959

All 84 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout46.05%
PartyLeader % Seats +/–
PPTRDA François Tombalbaye 68.70 57 +25
GIRT Gontchomé Sahoulba 7.82 2 −7
UDIT 7.27 16 New
AST 4.50 9 +2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Chadian Progressive PartyAfrican Democratic Rally390,37768.7057+25
African Socialist Movement55,5009.7700
Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians44,4387.822–7
Independent Democratic Union of Chad41,3047.2716New
Chadian Social Action25,5974.509+2
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa11,0411.940New
Total568,257100.0084+19
Valid votes568,25797.71
Invalid/blank votes13,3402.29
Total votes581,597100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,262,98546.05
Source: Sternberger et al.[1]

References

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