1957 Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election

Elections to the Territorial Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Republican Party of Dahomey, which won 35 of the 60 seats. ^[1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican Party of Dahomey	109,927	38.57	35	+16
	Dahomeyan Democratic Union	72,097	25.29	7	+3
	Dahomeyan Democratic Movement	61,192	21.47	6	–3
	Other parties	7,207	2.53	0	–
	Independents	34,606	12.14	12	–
Total		285,029	100.00	60	+10
Valid votes		285,029	97.63
Invalid/blank votes		6,909	2.37
Total votes		291,938	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		673,056	43.37
Source: Sternberger et al. [2]

Figures for independent candidates include the Independents of the North.

Composition of the Territorial Assembly office

The Territorial Assembly office was composed as follows:

President	Sourou-Migan Apithy
Vice-presidents	Hubert Maga, Francis Covi, Jean Agier and Michel Noudehou
Secretaries	Nicolas Amoussou Eouagnignon, Antoine Mensah, Chabi Mama and Jean-Baptiste Kayossi
Questeurs	Amzat Sani Agata and Atégui Batcho
Source: Oudard. [3]

References

1. 1957 Territorial Assembly Election African Elections Database
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p531 (in German)
3. Georges Oudard Union française: Cambodge, Laos, Vietnam et Maroc-Tunisie, 1957, p359 (in French)