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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Sudan on 31 March 1957, the first elections in the territory to be held under universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally. which won 57 of the 70 seats. Voter turnout was just 34.0%.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 435,976 | 62.14 | 57 | |
Sudanese Progressive Party | 192,908 | 27.49 | 6 | |
Union of the Populations of Bandiagara | 44,052 | 6.28 | 7 | |
Dogon-Peul Action | 24,409 | 3.48 | 0 | |
Others | 4,301 | 0.61 | 0 | |
Total | 701,646 | 100.00 | 70 | |
Valid votes | 701,646 | 98.95 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 7,476 | 1.05 | ||
Total votes | 709,122 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,090,048 | 33.93 | ||
Source: De Benoist[2] |
Of the 70 elected members, 30 were members of the intelligentsia, 30 were employees, five were merchants, two were traditional chiefs, two were farmers and one was a worker.[3]
Following the elections, the Union of the Populations of Bandiagara merged into the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally, giving it a total of 64 seats.[4]
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