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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.[1]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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| Chadian Progressive Party-African Democratic Rally | 390,377 | 68.7 | 57 | +25 |
| African Socialist Movement | 55,500 | 9.77 | 0 | New |
| Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians | 44,438 | 7.82 | 2 | -7 |
| Chadian Democratic Union | 41,304 | 7.27 | 16 | |
| Chadian Social Action | 25,597 | 4.5 | 9 | +1 |
| Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 11,041 | 1.94 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,340 | - | - | - |
| Total | 581,597 | 100 | 84* | +20 |
* One seat is unaccounted for.[2]
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