Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 1959

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 14 June 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests, which won 51 of the 61 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 79.2%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests	199,309	57.9	51
African Socialist Movement-Congolese Progressive Party	144,766	42.1	10
Invalid/blank votes	1,808	–	–
Total	345,883	100	61
Registered voters/turnout	446,199	79.2	–
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

↑ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1052

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