Constituent Assembly elections were held in Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

 on 25 April 1956, five days after independence. The result was a victory for the National Union, an alliance of the Neo Destour

Neo Destour

The New Constitutional Liberal Party , most commonly known as Neo Destour, was a Tunisian political party that was founded by a group of nationalist politicians during the French protectorate.-History:...

 party, the Tunisian General Labour Union, the National Union of Tunisian Farmers and the Tunisian Union of Craftsmen and Merchants, which won all 98 seats, with the opposition Communists and independents only winning a combined 1.3% of the vote. Following the election, Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...

 was appointed Prime Minister of a Neo Destour-dominated government. Voter turnout was 83.6%.

Results

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! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats
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| bgcolor="" |
| align="left" | National Union (ND

Neo Destour

The New Constitutional Liberal Party , most commonly known as Neo Destour, was a Tunisian political party that was founded by a group of nationalist politicians during the French protectorate.-History:...

-UGTT-UNAT-UTCA)|| 597,763 || 98.7 || 98
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| align="left" | Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party

Tunisian Communist Party was a political party in Tunisia. PCT was founded in 1934, as the Tunisian Federation of the French Communist Party was converted into an independent organization. The party was banned by the Vichy regime in 1939, but in 1943 the party was able to operate legally again. It...

|| 7,352 || 1.2 || -
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| align="left" | Independents || 235 || 0.1 || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 605,452 !! 99.8 !! 98
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 1,447 || 0.2
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|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 606,899 !! 100.00
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 83.6
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 726,168
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| colspan="5" | Source: Nohlen et al.
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