1959 Dahomeyan parliamentary election

1959 Dahomeyan parliamentary election
2 April 1959
All 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly
36 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
UDD Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin 43.94 22 +15
PRD Sourou-Migan Apithy 38.93 28 −7
RDD Hubert Maga 17.13 20 +6
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 2 April 1959. Although the Dahomeyan Democratic Union (UDD) received the most votes, they won the fewest seats. The Republican Party of Dahomey (PRD), which came second in terms of votes, won 37 of the 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly.[1] Following the election the PRD and UDD agreed to split the seats in one constituency, with the PRD losing nine seats and the UDD gaining nine seats.[2]

Results

PartyVotes%Seats
Initial
results		+/–Final
results		+/–
Dahomeyan Democratic Union162,57443.9411+420+13
Republican Party of Dahomey144,03838.9337+228–7
Dahomeyan Democratic Rally63,38317.1322+1622+16
Total369,995100.0070+1070+10
Source: Nohlen et al.

Elected members included:

References

  1. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p92 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ↑ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
  3. ↑ Documents diplomatiques français. 1968 (in French). Vol. I: 1er Janvier - 29 Juin. P.I.E.-Peter Lang. 2009. p. 39. ISBN 978-90-5201-537-8. ISSN 1377-8773.


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