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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Mauritania on 2 January 1956. Mauritania had one seat in the Assembly, which was won by Sidi el-Mokhtar N'Diaye, a member of the Mauritanian Progressive Union. [1]
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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Mauritania on 2 January 1956. Mauritania had one seat in the Assembly, which was won by Sidi el-Mokhtar N'Diaye, a member of the Mauritanian Progressive Union. [1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidi el-Mokhtar N'Diaye | Mauritanian Progressive Union | 106,603 | 85.58 | |
| Horma Ould Babana | Mauritanian Entente | 17,371 | 13.95 | |
| Ould Jiddou | Independent | 585 | 0.47 | |
| Total | 124,559 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 124,559 | 97.71 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,921 | 2.29 | ||
| Total votes | 127,480 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 217,717 | 58.55 | ||
| Source: De Benoist, [2] Sternberger et al. [3] | ||||
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