1959 Tunisian general election

General election held in Tunisia May 2022 General elections were held in Tunisia on 8 November 1959 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies, following the promulgation of a new constitution on 1 June. They were also the first elections held since the proclamation of a republic in 1957. In the presidential election, incumbent Habib Bourguiba, who had become president upon the republic's proclamation, was the only candidate to obtain the endorsement of 30 political figures, as required by the constitution.The World Today Series: Africa 2012 Dickovick J. Tyler 2008 Stryker-Post Publications Lanham, Maryland 978-161048-881-5 registration https://archive.org/details/africa20120000dick He was thus unopposed for a full five-year term. In the parliamentary elections, Bourguiba's Neo Destour won all 90 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, with only the Tunisian Communist Party running against them in Tunis and Gafsa.The Middle East and North Africa 2003 p1053 Voter turnout was 91.7%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 0-19-829645-2 This would be the last even nominally contested election held in Tunisia until 1981. In 1963, a year before the Chamber's term ran out, the Neo Destour was declared the only legally permitted party, though Tunisia had effectively been a one-party state since independence. Results President Habib Bourguiba Neo Destour 1005769 2190 1099577 TIME,TIME Nohlen et al. Chamber of Deputies File:Tunisian Parliament 1959.svg Neo Destour 1002298 90 Tunisian Communist Party 3471 0 2190 1099577 Nohlen et al. References Tunisia Category:Elections in Tunisia Category:1959 in Tunisia Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Presidential elections in Tunisia Category:November 1959 in Africa