French Sudan by-election, 1956
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A by-elections to the French National Assembly was held in French Sudan on 8 July 1956 following the death of Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US−RDA), one of the territory's four MPs.[1] US−RDA candidate Baréma Bocoum was elected.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baréma Bocoum | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 159,441 | 62.4 |
| Yalla Sidibé | Sudanese Progressive Party | 88,719 | 34.7 |
| Tidiani Faganda Traoré | Independent Progressive Action | 7,461 | 2.9 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,694 | − | |
| Total | 258,315 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,072,957 | 24.1 | |
| Source: De Benoist,[2] Sternberger et al. | |||
References
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1251
- ↑ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p531
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