1959 Ivorian parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 April 1959 as a prelude to independence the next year. The Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally was the only party to contest the election, thereby winning all 100 seats. Voter turnout was 94.7%.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Ivory Coast	1,522,324	100.00	100	+40
Total		1,522,324	100.00	100	+40

Valid votes		1,522,324	99.92
Invalid/blank votes		1,256	0.08
Total votes		1,523,580	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,609,345	94.67
Source: Nohlen et al.

Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p308 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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