1958 French Togoland parliamentary election

1958 French Togoland parliamentary election

←  1955 27 April 1958 1961  →
46 seats in the Legislative Assembly 24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	64.85% ( 17.54pp)
First party Second party   Leader Sylvanus Olympio Nicolas Grunitzky Party CUT PTP–UCPN Last election Did not run 98.59%, 30 seats Seats won 29 13 Seat change 29 17 Popular vote 190,098 96,767 Percentage 61.13% 31.12% Swing 61.13pp 67.47pp
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Nicolas Grunitzky PTP–UCPN Elected Prime Minister Sylvanus Olympio CUT

Parliamentary elections were held in French Togoland on 27 April 1958. The result was a victory for the Committee of Togolese Unity, which won 29 of the 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly. ^[1] Voter turnout was 64.9%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Committee of Togolese Unity	190,098	61.13	29	New
	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North	56,281	18.10	10	–5
	Togolese Party of Progress	40,486	13.02	3	–12
	Togolese People's Movement	842	0.27	0	0
	Juvento	510	0.16	0	New
	Rally of Young Togolese	6	0.00	0	New
	Independents	22,753	7.32	4	New
Total		310,976	100.00	46	+16
Valid votes		310,976	97.96
Invalid/blank votes		6,481	2.04
Total votes		317,457	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		489,519	64.85
Source: Nohlen et al.

Elected MPs

Constituency	Member	Party
Akposso East	Firmin Abalo	Committee of Togolese Unity
Akposso West	Y. O. Philippe Afola	Committee of Togolese Unity
Aného East	T. Augustin Agboh	Committee of Togolese Unity
Aného North	Francis Chardey	Committee of Togolese Unity
Aného South	Fio Abgano II	Committee of Togolese Unity
	Emmanuel Kponton	Committee of Togolese Unity
Aného West	Kouassi Anani	Committee of Togolese Unity
Atakpamé North	Clément Kolor	Committee of Togolese Unity
Atakpamé South	Nicolas Grunitzky	Togolese Party of Progress
Bafilo	Esso Gblao	Committee of Togolese Unity
Bassar North	Nanamalé Gbégbéni	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Bassar South	Michel Tidjin Tchédré	Committee of Togolese Unity
Dapaong North	S. Raphaël Djimongou	Committee of Togolese Unity
Dapaong North-East	Yempagou Oumorou	Committee of Togolese Unity
Dapaong South	Laurent Djagba	Committee of Togolese Unity
Dapaong South-East	Tchougli Pierre Nahm	Committee of Togolese Unity
Dapaong West	Mogoré Joseph Youma	Committee of Togolese Unity
Kabou	Mama Moumouni	Committee of Togolese Unity
Kandé	Kparou Polo	Independent
Kloto Centre	Gerson Kpotsra	Committee of Togolese Unity
Kloto North	A. Ernest Gassou	Committee of Togolese Unity
Kloto South	K. Joseph Tsogbé	Committee of Togolese Unity
Lama-Kara East	François Batchassi	Independent
Lama-Kara North	Marcel Agba	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Lama-Kara South	Djobo Benoît Palanga	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Lama-Kara West	Albert Kpatha	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Lomé East	Anani Santos	Committee of Togolese Unity
Lomé North	Paulin Akouété	Independent
Lomé South	Paulin Freitas	Committee of Togolese Unity
Lomé West	André Akakpo	Committee of Togolese Unity
Mango North	Koukoura Djangbedji	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Mango South	Emmanuel Kokoussaya	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Niamtougou East	B. Léonard Ywassa	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Niamtougou West	Clément Aissa	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Notsé	Albert Doh	Committee of Togolese Unity
Pagouda Centre	Valentin Blakimé	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Pagouda West	Antoine Meatchi	Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North
Sokodé Centre	Mama Arouna	Committee of Togolese Unity
Sokodé East	Paul Brassier	Independent
Sokodé West	Simssi François Hainga	Committee of Togolese Unity
Tabligbo East	Jean Gnininvi	Committee of Togolese Unity
Tabligbo West	Michel Ayassou	Togolese Party of Progress
Tsévié East	Emmanuel Fiawoo	Togolese Party of Progress
Tsévié North	Paul Guedzé	Committee of Togolese Unity
Tsévié South	Jonathan Savi de Tové	Committee of Togolese Unity
Tsévié West	Koffi Jean Sokpor	Committee of Togolese Unity

References

1. Elections in Togo African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN   0-19-829645-2