1956 French legislative election in Chad–Ubangi-Shari

none Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Chad and Ubangi-Shari on 2 January 1956. The territories elected four seats to the Assembly via two electoral colleges; the first college spanned both territories and elected one seat, whilst Chad elected two seats via the second college and Ubangi-Shari one. René Malbrant was re-elected from the first college and Barthélémy Boganda from the second college in Ubangi-Shari.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p2465 de In the second college in Chad the Chadian Union and Chadian Social Action won one seat each,Sternberger et al., p2240 taken by Gabriel Lisette and Arabi El Goni respectively.Bernard Lanne (1998) Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958: administration, partis, élections, KARTHALA Editions, p246 Campaign The Chadian Union alliance was formed by the Chadian Progressive Party, the Independent Socialist Party of Chad, the Democratic and Socialist Union of the Resistance and the Radical Socialist Party to contest the second college seat in Chad, nominating Gabriel Lisette and Djeraki Zaïd as its candidates.Lanne, p244 Results First college René Malbrant National Centre of Social Republicans 2852 René Appaix French Section of the Workers' International 881 André Vazel National Centre of Independents and Peasants 559 249 6176 Sternberger et al. Second college Chad Chadian Union–UDSR 130843 1 +1 Chadian Progressive Party Chadian Social Action–CNRS 105258 1 New French Section of the Workers' International 28254 0 New Independent Democratic Union of Chad 19467 0 New Chadian Democratic Workers' Bloc 5989 0 New Chadian Bloc–Indépendants d'outre-mer fr IOM 4843 0 New 6062 0 551545 Sternberger et al. Ubangi-Shari Barthélemy Boganda Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa–CNIP 155952 Jean-Baptiste Songo-Mali National Centre of Independents and Peasants 20230 4881 271577 Sternberger et al. References Chad Category:French elections in Chad Category:French elections in Ubangi-Shari Frech Chad French Chad