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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 11 December 1960. The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU), a merger of the Dahomeyan Democratic Rally and the Dahomey Nationalist Party, which won all 60 seats. Voter turnout was 71.0%. [1]
The leader of the winning party would become president. As head of the PDU list, Hubert Maga was elected. [2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Dahomeyan Unity Party | 468,679 | 68.70 | 60 | +10 | |
| Dahomeyan Democratic Union | 213,572 | 31.30 | 0 | –20 | |
| Total | 682,251 | 100.00 | 60 | –10 | |
| Valid votes | 682,251 | 98.99 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 6,982 | 1.01 | |||
| Total votes | 689,233 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 971,012 | 70.98 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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