French legislative election, 1956 (Ivory Coast)

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Ivory Coast on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. The African Democratic Rally won both seats.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
African Democratic Rally	502,711	86.7	2	+1
Party of the French Union of Côte d'Ivoire	39,106	6.8	0	–1
Republican Union	21,592	3.7	0	0
Ivorian Agreement for Social and Economic Progress	4,873	0.8	0	New
African Union	4,138	0.7	0	New
Nine other lists	7,130	1.3	0	–
Invalid/blank votes	10,037	–	–	–
Total	589,587	100	2	0
Registered voters/turnout	880,696	66.9	–	–
Source: Sternberger et al.

↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p678

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