1957 Mauritanian Territorial Assembly election
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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.[1] The other seat was won by an independent candidate in the Baie du Levrier constituency.[2]
Results
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Mauritanian Progressive Union | 252,898 | 94.91 | 33 | +11 | |
Democratic Bloc of Gorgol | 5,126 | 1.92 | 0 | – | |
Union of the Natives of Southern Mauritania | 1,737 | 0.65 | 0 | – | |
Independents | 6,713 | 2.52 | 1 | –2 | |
Total | 266,474 | 100.00 | 34 | +10 | |
Valid votes | 266,474 | 99.37 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,680 | 0.63 | |||
Total votes | 268,154 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 376,152 | 71.29 | |||
Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
References
[edit]- ^ Anthony G. Pazzanita (2008) Historical Dictionary of Mauritania, Scarecrow Press, p6
- ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1383