1960 Malagasy parliamentary election

1960 Malagasy parliamentary election

← 1957 4 September 1960 (1960-09-04) 1965  →
All 127 seats in the National Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Philibert Tsiranana Party PSD AKFM Seats won 76 9 Popular vote 1,156,684 220,640 Percentage 61.6% 10.7%

Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 4 September 1960. ^[1] They were won by the Social Democratic Party, which claimed 76 of the 127 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.5%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Social Democratic Party	1,156,684	61.6	76
	Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar	220,640	10.7	9
	National Rally of Madagascar			5
	Malagasy Christian Rally			3
	Malagasy Democratic and Social Union			1
	Others			33
Total				127
Valid votes		1,876,586	99.11
Invalid/blank votes		16,883	0.89
Total votes		1,893,469	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,444,269	77.47
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. "Elections in Madagascar". African Elections Database.
2. Madagascar: 1960 National Assembly election results EISA