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1959 Chadian parliamentary election

1959 Chadian parliamentary election
Chad
← 1957 31 May 1959 1962 →

All 84 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout46.05%
Party Leader Vote % 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.

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.

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]

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