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General elections were held in Sierra Leone in May 1957. A total of 39 seats were up for election, whilst another 12 paramount chiefs were indirectly elected.
The Sierra Leone People's Party led by Milton Margai won a majority of the elected seats, and gained the support of all 12 chiefs and eight of the ten independents. Margai led the country to independence in 1961.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone People's Party | 75,575 | 45.7 | 24 |
| United Progressive Party | 20,935 | 12.6 | 5 |
| National Council of Sierra Leone | 2,984 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1,128 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Sierra Leone Independence Movement | 1,126 | 0.7 | 0 |
| Independents | 62,086 | 37.5 | 10 |
| Indirectly elected paramount chiefs | − | − | 12 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 1,645 | − | − |
| Total | 165,479 | 100 | 51 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 494,917 | 33.4 | − |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
By area
| Electoral area | SLPP | UPP | NCSL | LP | SLIM | Independents | Total | Registered voters |
Turnout | |||||||||||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | Seats | |||
| Colony | 17,117 | 9 | 10,001 | 3 | 2,984 | 0 | 1,128 | 0 | 1,126 | 0 | 3,481 | 2 | 35,837 | 14 | 53,517 | |||||||
| Protectorate (North) | 17,438 | 6 | 8,942 | 2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 11,938 | 2 | 38,318 | 10 | 160,129 | ||||
| Protectorate (South East) | 17,749 | 2 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 37,534 | 4 | 55,283 | 6 | 128,014 | |||
| Protectorate (South West) | 23,271 | 8 | 1,992 | 0 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | 10,778 | 1 | 36,041 | 9 | 153,227 | ||||
| Total | 75,575 | 45.7 | 25 | 20,935 | 12.6 | 5 | 2,984 | 1.8 | 0 | 1,128 | 0.7 | 0 | 1,126 | 0.7 | 0 | 62,086 | 37.5 | 10 | 165,479 | 39 | 494,917 | 33.4 |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p799 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- Bundu, A. (2001) Democracy by Force?: A Study of International Military Intervention in Sierra Leone 1991-2000 p32
- Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1902
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