Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Ivory Coast on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. The African Democratic Rally won both seats,[1] which were taken by Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly.[2]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Democratic Rally | 502,711 | 86.74 | 2 | +1 | |
| Party of the French Union of Ivory Coast | 39,106 | 6.75 | 0 | –1 | |
| Republican Union | 21,592 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivorian Agreement for Social and Economic Progress | 4,873 | 0.84 | 0 | New | |
| African Union | 4,138 | 0.71 | 0 | New | |
| Nine other lists | 7,130 | 1.23 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 579,550 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 579,550 | 98.30 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,037 | 1.70 | |||
| Total votes | 589,587 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 880,696 | 66.95 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p678
- ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p529