French Togoland Territorial Assembly election, 1955

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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Togoland on 12 June 1955. The Togolese Party of Progress and the Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North both won 15 of the 30 seats.^[1] The Committee of Togolese Unity boycotted the elections.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North	79,876	53.8	15	0
Togolese Party of Progress	66,500	44.8	15	+11
Togolese People's Movement	2,089	1.4	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	433	−	−	−
Total	11,125	100	30	0
Registered voters/turnout	190,053	82.4	−	−
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2203
↑ Harris M. Lentz (2014) Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Routledge, p753

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