French legislative election, 1956 (French Sudan)

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Sudan on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French parliamentary elections. Four members were elected, with the Sudanese Progressive Party and the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally winning two each.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	215,419	49.8	2	+1
Sudanese Progressive Party	161,911	37.4	2	−1
Dogon Union	29,506	6.8	0	New
Socialist Movement for the Defence of Sudanese Interests	15,248	3.5	0	New
Independent Progressive Action	10,946	2.5	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	5,473	−	−	−
Total	438,502	100	4	0
Registered voters/turnout	1,075,645	40.8	−	−
Source: Sternberger et al.

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1251

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