French Sudan parliamentary election, 1957

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Parliamentary elections were held in French Sudan on 31 March 1957, the first elections in the territory to be held under universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. which won 57 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was just 34.0%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally435,97662.1457
Sudanese Progressive Party192,89027.496
Union of the Populations of Bandiagara44,0526.287
Others28,7284.090
Invalid/blank votes7,476--
Total709,12210070
Registered voters/turnout2,089,84233.9–
Source: African Elections Database

Aftermath

Following the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, giving it a total of 64 seats.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p568 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Elections in Mali African Elections Database