Ubangi-Shari parliamentary election, 1957

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Ubangi-Shari on 31 March 1957. The first and second college system for giving separate seats to Europeans and Africans was scrapped, and all 50 seats elected by universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa led by Barthélémy Boganda, which won all 50 seats.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa 347,000 50
Social Evolution of Haute-Sangha 0
Haute-Sangha Independents 0
Ouaka list 0
Total 366,000 50

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