1956 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 2 January 1956. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college and Barthélémy Boganda from the second college in Ubangi-Shari.[1] In the second college in Chad the Chadian Union and Chadian Social Action won one seat each,[2] taken by Gabriel Lisette and Arabi el Goni respectively.[3]

Campaign

The Chadian Union alliance was formed by the Chadian Progressive Party, the Independent Socialist Party of Chad, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance and the Radical Socialist Party to contest the second college seat in Chad, nominating Gabriel Lisette and Djeraki Zaïd as its candidates.[4]

Results

First college
CandidateVotes%
René Malbrant2,85266.45
René Appaix88120.53
André Vazel55913.02
Total4,292100.00
Valid votes4,29294.52
Invalid/blank votes2495.48
Total votes4,541100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,17673.53
Source: Sternberger et al.

Chad
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Chadian Union130,84344.411+1
Chadian Social Action105,25835.721New
French Section of the Workers' International28,2549.590New
Independent Democratic Union of Chad19,4676.610New
Chadian Democratic Workers' Bloc5,9892.030New
Chadian Bloc4,8431.640New
Total294,654100.0020
Valid votes294,65497.98
Invalid/blank votes6,0622.02
Total votes300,716100.00
Registered voters/turnout551,54554.52
Source: Sternberger et al.

Ubangi-Shari
CandidateVotes%
Barthélemy Boganda155,95288.52
Jean-Baptiste Songo-Mali20,23011.48
Total176,182100.00
Valid votes176,18297.30
Invalid/blank votes4,8812.70
Total votes181,063100.00
Registered voters/turnout271,57766.67
Source: Sternberger et al.

References
  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 (in German)
  2. Sternberger et al., p2240
  3. Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p246
  4. Lanne, p244
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