1957 Chadian Territorial Assembly election

Territorial Assembly elections were held in Chad on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Entente alliance, led by the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 65 seats.

Campaign

The Entente and Chadian Social Action ran a single list in Ouaddaï, competing against the African Socialist Movement.[1]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Entente^[a]	443,762	83.4	57
Chadian Social Action	54,138	10.2	7
African Socialist Movement	90,917	5.8	0
Independents	3,157	0.6	1
Invalid/blank votes	11,809	–	–
Total	543,783	100	65
Registered voters/turnout	1,196,308	45.5	–
Source: Sternberger et al.[1]

^a Within the Entente, the Chadian Progressive Party won 32 seats, the Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians won nine, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance won 7, Radicals and Radical Socialists won 7, the Independent Socialist Party of Chad won 1.[1]

Aftermath

Following the elections, the result in Chari-Baguirmi was annulled, with a by-election held on 1 June 1958.[1] The 7-seat constituency had been won by the Entente, but the by-election saw a victory for the Chadian Socialist Union.[1]

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2241 (in German)