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%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally435,97662.1457
Sudanese Progressive Party192,90827.496
Union of the Populations of Bandiagara44,0526.287
Dogon-Peul Action24,4093.480
Others4,3010.610
Total701,646100.0070
Valid votes701,64698.95
Invalid/blank votes7,4761.05
Total votes709,122100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,090,04833.93
Source: De Benoist[2]

Elected MPs

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]

Aftermath

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]

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p568 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982). Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960. Nouvelles éditions africaines. p. 545.
  3. ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, pp1240
  4. ↑ Elections in Mali African Elections Database
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