Central African parliamentary election, 1959

Parliamentary elections were held in the Central African Republic on 5 and 29 April 1959. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), which won all 48 contested seats on election day. Two seats were left vacant, and the vote for seat won by MESAN was declared void. In a re-run, all three seats were run by MESAN, giving it all 50 seats in the National Assembly.^[1] Voter turnout was 56.71%.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa	344,473	97.62	48	–2
African Socialist Movement	6,144	1.74	0	New
African Democratic Rally	2,249	0.64	0	New
Vacant seats	–	–	2	–
Invalid/blank votes	5,189	–	–	–
Total	358,055	100	50	0
Registered voters/turnout	631,391	56.71	–	–
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

1. CAR: 1959 Legislative/National Assembly election results EISA
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2467 (German)