Upper Voltan Territorial Assembly election, 1959

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in the Republic of Upper Volta on 30 March 1959. The result was a victory for the African Democratic Rally, which won 62 of the 75 seats in the Assembly. Voter turnout was 46.9%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
African Democratic Rally	505,815	56.2	62
African Regroupment Party	391,709	43.8	13
Invalid/blank votes	8,766	–	–
Total	903,290	100	75
Registered voters/turnout	1,924,765	46.9	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p54 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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