Chadian parliamentary election, 1959
Encyclopedia
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 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly
.
* One seat is unaccounted for.
Chad
Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party
Chadian Progressive Party
The Chadian Progressive Party was the first African political party created in Chad, active from 1947 to 1973...
, which won 57 of the 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly
National Assembly of Chad
The National Assembly is the parliament of Chad. It has 155 members, elected for a four year term in 25 single-member constituencies and 34 multi-member constituencies.-See also:*List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Chad...
.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadian Progressive Party Chadian Progressive Party The Chadian Progressive Party was the first African political party created in Chad, active from 1947 to 1973... -African Democratic Rally African Democratic Rally The African Democratic Rally was a political party in French West Africa, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny. Founded in Bamako in 1946, the RDA quickly became one of the most important forces for independence in the region. Initially a Pan-Africanist movement, the RDA ceased to function as a... |
390,377 | 68.7 | 57 | |
| African Socialist Movement African Socialist Movement African Socialist Movement was a political party in French West Africa. The MSA was formed following a meeting of the Section française de l'Internationale ouvrière federations of Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of the Congo, French Sudan , Gabon, Guinea, Niger, Oubangui-Chari , and Senegal; the... |
55,500 | 9.77 | 0 | New |
| Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians was a political party in Chad. The party was founded in 1956, when the Gountchomé Sahoulba-led faction broke away from the Chadian Social Action... |
44,438 | 7.82 | 2 | |
| Chadian Democratic Union Chadian Democratic Union The Chadian Democratic Union is the second African political party ever created in Chad. It's ancestor can be traced in the Mutuelle Amicale Tchadienne , created in 1945 under the impulse of Joseph Brahim Seid by Mahamat Yakouma, Mustapha Batran, Abdoulaye Touré, Souleymane Naye, Adoum Tchéré and... |
41,304 | 7.27 | 16 | |
| Chadian Social Action Chadian Social Action The Chadian Social Action was an African political party founded in 1953 in Colonial Chad. It was born as an offshoot of the Chadian Democratic Union , and like the mother party it represented French commercial interest and Muslim and African traditional chiefs... |
25,597 | 4.5 | 9 | |
| Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 11,041 | 1.94 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,340 | |||
| Total | 581,597 | 100 | 84* | +20 |