1956 French legislative election in Upper Volta
Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 2 January 1956, as part of the wider French elections. The results saw Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (Progressive Voltaic),[1] Nazi Boni (African Popular Movement),[2] Joseph Conombo and Henri Guissou (Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses) elected.
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses | 273,232 | 43.6 | 2 |
| Progressive Voltaic List | 120,586 | 19.3 | 1 |
| African Popular Movement | 102,853 | 16.4 | 1 |
| African Democratic Rally | 71,725 | 11.5 | 0 |
| Independents | 35,695 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Voltaic Social Republication Action Group | 15,777 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Voltaic People's Movement | 6,268 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 7,828 | – | – |
| Total | 633,964 | 100 | 3 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 978,090 | 64.8 | – |
| Source: De Benoist[3] | |||
References
- Gérard Ouedraogo French National Assembly
- Nazi Boni French National Assembly
- Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530
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