French legislative election, 1956 (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

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Senegalese Democratic Bloc346,26676.120
SFIOMAC101,73222.400
Senegalese Democratic Union6,8881.50New
Invalid/blank votes2,128
Total457,0141000
Registered voters/turnout835,03554.7
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857
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