1957 Ubangi-Shari Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Ubangi-Shari on 31 March 1957. The first and second college system for giving separate seats to Europeans and Africans was scrapped, and all 50 seats elected by universal suffrage.[1] The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa led by Barthélémy Boganda, which won all 50 seats.
Results
edit| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 348,352 | 50 | ||
| Social Evolution of Haute-Sangha | 0 | |||
| Haute-Sangha Independents | 0 | |||
| Ouaka list | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | |||
| Total votes | 365,550 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 622,384 | 58.73 | ||
| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] | ||||
References
edit- ^ Parliament of the Central African Republic Archived 2012-07-18 at archive.today Juan Fandos-Rius
- ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2466 (in German)