1957 Dahomeyan Territorial Assembly election

none French Dahomey 1952 1959 31 March 1957 All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly 31 Republican Party of Dahomey Sourou-Migan Apithy 38.57 35 19 Dahomeyan Democratic Union Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin 25.29 7 4 Dahomeyan Democratic Movement Hubert Maga 21.47 6 9 Independents – 12 12.14 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.1957 Territorial Assembly Election https://web.archive.org/web/20210627183714/https://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html#1957_Territorial_Assembly_Election 2021-06-27 African Elections Database Results File:Dahomey Assemblee 1957.svg Republican Party of Dahomey 109927 35 +16 Dahomeyan Democratic Union 72097 7 +3 Dahomeyan Democratic Movement 61192 6 –3 Other parties 7207 0 – Independents 34606 12 – 6909 +10 673056 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Ereste Halbband, p531 de Figures for independent candidates include the Independents of the North. Composition of the Territorial Assembly office The Territorial Assembly office was composed as follows: +PresidentSourou-Migan ApithyVice-presidents Hubert Maga, Francis Covi, Jean Agier and Michel NoudehouSecretariesNicolas Amoussou Eouagnignon, Antoine Mensah, Chabi Mama and Jean-Baptiste KayossiQuesteursAmzat Sani Agata and Atégui BatchoSource: Oudard.Georges Oudard Union française: Cambodge, Laos, Vietnam et Maroc-Tunisie, 1957, p359 fr References Category:Parliamentary elections in Benin Dahomey Territorial Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results