Upper Volta territorial assembly election, 1957

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Unified Democratic Party (an alliance of the Voltaic Democratic Union-African Democratic Rally and the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses), which won 35 of the 68 seats in the Assembly.[1]

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Unified Democratic Party 35
Voltaic Democratic Movement 26
African Popular Movement 5
Independents 2
Total 68

References

  1. ^ Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè. Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986