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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Mauritania on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Mauritanian Progressive Union, which won 33 of the 34 seats. The other seat was won by an independent candidate in the Baie du Levrier constituency.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Mauritanian Progressive Union252,89894.9133+11
Democratic Bloc of Gorgol5,1261.920–
Union of the Natives of Southern Mauritania1,7370.650–
Independents6,7132.521–2
Total266,474100.0034+10
Valid votes266,47499.37
Invalid/blank votes1,6800.63
Total votes268,154100.00
Registered voters/turnout376,15271.29
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Anthony G. Pazzanita (2008) Historical Dictionary of Mauritania, Scarecrow Press, p6
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1383
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