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.[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html#1957_Territorial_Assembly_Election 1957 Territorial Assembly Election] African Elections Database

Results

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|image=File:Dahomey Assemblee 1957.svg

|party1=Republican Party of Dahomey|votes1=109927|seats1=35|sc1=+16

|party2=Dahomeyan Democratic Union|votes2=72097|seats2=7|sc2=+3

|party3=Dahomeyan Democratic Movement|votes3=61192|seats3=6|sc3=–3

|party4=Other parties|votes4=7207|seats4=0|sc4=–

|party5=Independents|votes5=34606|seats5=12|sc5=–

|invalid=6909

|total_sc=+10

|electorate=673056

|source=Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p531 {{in lang|de}}

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Figures for independent candidates include the Independents of the North.