1959 Chadian parliamentary election

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31 May 1959

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Turnout

46.05%

	Leader	Vote %	Seats	+/–
PPT–RDA	François Tombalbaye	68.70	57	+25
GIRT	Gontchomé Sahoulba	7.82	2	−7
UDIT		7.27	16	New
AST		4.50	9	+2

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 84 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.

Results



Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Chadian Progressive Party–African Democratic Rally	390,377	68.70	57	+25
	African Socialist Movement	55,500	9.77	0	0
	Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians	44,438	7.82	2	–7
	Independent Democratic Union of Chad	41,304	7.27	16	New
	Chadian Social Action	25,597	4.50	9	+2
	Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa	11,041	1.94	0	New
Total		568,257	100.00	84	+19

Valid votes		568,257	97.71
Invalid/blank votes		13,340	2.29
Total votes		581,597	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,262,985	46.05
Source: Sternberger et al.

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