Central African parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Central African Republic on 5 and 29 April 1959. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), which won all 48 contested seats on election day. Two seats were left vacant, and the vote for seat won by MESAN was declared void. In a re-run, all three seats were run by MESAN, giving it all 50 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 56.71%.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa344,47397.6248–2
African Socialist Movement6,1441.740New
African Democratic Rally2,2490.640New
Vacant seats2
Invalid/blank votes5,189
Total358,055100500
Registered voters/turnout631,39156.71
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

  1. CAR: 1959 Legislative/National Assembly election results EISA
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2467 (German)
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