1957 French Sudan Territorial Assembly election

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

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally	435,976	62.14	57
	Sudanese Progressive Party	192,908	27.49	6
	Union of the Populations of Bandiagara	44,052	6.28	7
	Dogon-Peul Action	24,409	3.48	0
	Others	4,301	0.61	0
Total		701,646	100.00	70
Valid votes		701,646	98.95
Invalid/blank votes		7,476	1.05
Total votes		709,122	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,090,048	33.93
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