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
Candidate Votes %
René Malbrant2,85266.5
René Appaix88120.5
André Vazel55913.0
Invalid/blank votes249–
Total4,541100
Registered voters/turnout6,17673.5
Source: Sternberger et al.

Chad
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Chadian Union130,84344.41+1
Chadian Social Action105,25835.71New
French Section of the Workers' International28,2549.60New
Independent Democratic Union of Chad19,4676.60New
Chadian Democratic Workers' Bloc5,9892.00New
Chadian Bloc4,8431.70New
Invalid/blank votes6,062–––
Total300,71610020
Registered voters/turnout551,54554.5––
Source: Sternberger et al.

Ubangi-Shari
Candidate Votes %
Barthélemy Boganda155,95288.5
Jean-Baptiste Songo-Mali20,23011.5
Invalid/blank votes4,881–
Total181,063100
Registered voters/turnout271,57766.7
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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