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Parliamentary elections were held in the Central African Republic on 5 and 29 April 1959. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), which won all 48 contested seats on election day. Two seats were left vacant, and the vote for one seat won by MESAN was declared void. In a re-run, all three seats were won by MESAN, giving it all 50 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 56.71%.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa344,47397.6248–2
African Socialist Movement6,1441.740New
African Democratic Rally2,2490.640New
Vacant seats2–
Total352,866100.00500
Valid votes352,86698.55
Invalid/blank votes5,1891.45
Total votes358,055100.00
Registered voters/turnout631,39156.71
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. CAR: 1959 Legislative/National Assembly election results EISA
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2467 (in German)
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