Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Ivory Coast on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PCDI–RDA), which won 58 of the 60 seats. The other two seats were won by PCDI–RDA dissidents.[1]
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 720,828 | 89.28 | 58 | +30 | |
| African Socialist Movement | 19,125 | 2.37 | 0 | New | |
| PCDI–RDA dissidents | 18,452 | 2.29 | 2 | New | |
| Others | 48,965 | 6.06 | 0 | – | |
| Total | 807,370 | 100.00 | 60 | +10 | |
| Valid votes | 807,370 | 99.08 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,525 | 0.92 | |||
| Total votes | 814,895 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,582,862 | 51.48 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p680