1959 Central African parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in the Central African Republic on 5 and 29 April 1959. The result was a victory for the Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN), which won all 48 contested seats on election day. Two seats were left vacant, and the vote for one seat won by MESAN was declared void. In a re-run, all three seats were won by MESAN, giving it all 50 seats in the National Assembly.CAR: 1959 Legislative/National Assembly election results EISA Voter turnout was 56.71%. Results Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa 344473 48 –2 African Socialist Movement 6144 0 New African Democratic Rally 2249 0 New Vacant seats 2 – 5189 0 631391 Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1969) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2467 de References Central Africa Category:Parliamentary elections in the Central African Republic Category:1959 in the Central African Republic Category:April 1959 in Africa