1956 French legislative election in Senegal
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from the territory, both of which were won by the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.[1] Mamadou Dia and Léopold Sédar Senghor were the two elected members.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegalese Democratic Bloc | 346,266 | 76.12 | 2 | 0 | |
| SFIO−MAC | 101,732 | 22.36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senegalese Democratic Union | 6,888 | 1.51 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 454,886 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 454,886 | 99.53 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,128 | 0.47 | |||
| Total votes | 457,014 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 835,035 | 54.73 | |||
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857