Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election, 1957

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Elections to the Territorial Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Republican Party of Dahomey, which won 35 of the 60 seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Republican Party of Dahomey	109,927	38.6	35	+16
Dahomeyan Democratic Union	72,097	25.3	7	+3
Dahomeyan Democratic Movement	61,192	21.4	6	–3
Other parties	7,207	2.6	0	–
Independents^[a]	34,606	12.1	12	–
Invalid/blank votes	6,909	–	–	–
Total	291,938	100	60	+10
Registered voters/turnout	673,056	42.3	–	–
Source: Sternberger et al.^[2]

^a Including the Independents of the North.

References

↑ 1957 Territorial Assembly Election African Elections Database
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p531 (German)

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