1959 Dahomeyan parliamentary election

none French Dahomey 1957 1960 2 April 1959 All 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly 36 Dahomeyan Democratic Union Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin 43.94 22 7 Republican Party of Dahomey Sourou-Migan Apithy 38.93 28 35 Dahomeyan Democratic Rally Hubert Maga 17.13 20 14 Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 2 April 1959. Although the Dahomeyan Democratic Union (UDD) received the most votes, they won the fewest seats. The Republican Party of Dahomey (PRD), which came second in terms of votes, won 37 of the 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p92 0-19-829645-2 Following the election the PRD and UDD agreed to split the seats in one constituency, with the PRD losing nine seats and the UDD gaining nine seats.Elections in Benin African Elections Database Results Initialresults +/– Finalresults +/– Dahomeyan Democratic Union 162574 11 +4 20 +13 Republican Party of Dahomey 144038 37 +2 28 –7 Dahomeyan Democratic Rally 63383 22 +16 22 +16 70 +10 70 +10 Nohlen et al. Elected members included: Dominique Aploganfr Documents diplomatiques français. 1968 I: 1er Janvier - 29 Juin P.I.E.-Peter Lang 2009 978-90-5201-537-8 1377-8773 39 https://books.google.com/books?id=6usVz9ZbdKMC&pg=PA39 References Category:Parliamentary elections in Benin Dahomey Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results