Ivorian parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 April 1959 as a prelude to independence the next year. The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally was the only party to contest the election, thereby winning all 100 seats. Voter turnout was 94.7%.^[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	1,522,324	100	100	+40
Invalid/blank votes	1,256	–	–	–
Total	1,523,580	100	100	+40
Registered voters/turnout	1,609,345	94.7	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p308 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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