1959 Senegalese parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 22 March 1959. The result was a victory for the Senegalese Progressive Union, which won all 80 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 74%.[2]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Senegalese Progressive Union | 682,865 | 82.99 | 80 | +20 | |
| Senegalese Solidarity Party | 99,330 | 12.07 | 0 | New | |
| African Regroupment Party – Senegal | 40,270 | 4.89 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 347 | 0.04 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 822,812 | 100.00 | 80 | +20 | |
| Valid votes | 822,812 | 99.83 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,417 | 0.17 | |||
| Total votes | 824,229 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,107,057 | 74.45 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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