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1956 French legislative election in Senegal

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from the territory, both of which were won by the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.[1] Mamadou Dia and Léopold Sédar Senghor were the two elected members.

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Senegalese Democratic Bloc346,26676.1220
SFIOMAC101,73222.3600
Senegalese Democratic Union6,8881.510New
Total454,886100.0020
Valid votes454,88699.53
Invalid/blank votes2,1280.47
Total votes457,014100.00
Registered voters/turnout835,03554.73
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857