1959 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 14 June 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests, which won 51 of the 61 seats.[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests	199,309	57.93	51	+34
	African Socialist Movement–Congolese Progressive Party	144,766	42.07	10	–9
Total		344,075	100.00	61	+16
Valid votes		344,075	99.48
Invalid/blank votes		1,808	0.52
Total votes		345,883	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		446,199	77.52
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

1. Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband p1052