1956 French legislative election in Guinea

Elections to the French National Assembly were held Guinea on 2 January 1956, as part of the wider French elections. The Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally won two of the three seats (taken by Ahmed Sékou Touré and Saifoulaye Diallo) with the African Bloc of Guinea winning the other seat (Barry Diawadou).[1]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Democratic Party of Guinea346,71661.702
African Bloc of Guinea146,54326.081
DSGSFIO55,3859.860
Forest Independent List of Social and Economic Action13,3032.370
Total561,947100.003
Valid votes561,94798.93
Invalid/blank votes6,0751.07
Total votes568,022100.00
Registered voters/turnout975,11958.25
Source: Sternberger et al.,[2] De Benoist

References

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  1. ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p529
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p837