A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Sudan on 8 July 1956 following the death of Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US−RDA), one of the territory's four MPs.[1] US−RDA candidate Baréma Bocoum was elected.
Results
edit| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baréma Bocoum | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 159,441 | 62.37 | |
| Yalla Sidibé | Sudanese Progressive Party | 88,719 | 34.71 | |
| Tidiani Faganda Traoré | Independent Progressive Action | 7,461 | 2.92 | |
| Total | 255,621 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 255,621 | 98.96 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,694 | 1.04 | ||
| Total votes | 258,315 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,072,957 | 24.08 | ||
| Source: De Benoist,[2] Sternberger et al. | ||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1251
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p531