French legislative election, 1956 (Mauritania)

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Mauritania on 2 January 1956. Mauritania had one seat in the Assembly, which was won by Sidi el-Mokhtar N'Diaye, a member of the Mauritanian Progressive Union.[1]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Sidi el-Mokhtar N'DiayeMauritanian Progressive Union106,60385.5
Horma Ould BabanaMauritanian Entente17,37114.0
Ould Jiddou 5850.5
Invalid/blank votes2,921
Total127,480100
Registered voters/turnout217,71758.6
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

  1. Pazzanita, Anthony G. (2008). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press. p. XXX.
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1382


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