1959 Chadian parliamentary election

1959 Chadian parliamentary election

31 May 1959
All 84 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout	46.05%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PPT–RDA François Tombalbaye 68.70 57 +25 GIRT Gontchomé Sahoulba 7.82 2 −7 UDIT 7.27 16 New AST 4.50 9 +2 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 84 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Chadian Progressive Party–African Democratic Rally	390,377	68.70	57	+25
	African Socialist Movement	55,500	9.77	0	0
	Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians	44,438	7.82	2	–7
	Independent Democratic Union of Chad	41,304	7.27	16	New
	Chadian Social Action	25,597	4.50	9	+2
	Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa	11,041	1.94	0	New
Total		568,257	100.00	84	+19
Valid votes		568,257	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		13,340	2.29
Total votes		581,597	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,262,985	46.05
Source: Sternberger et al.