1956 French Sudan by-election

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A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Sudan on 8 July 1956 following the death of Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US−RDA), one of the territory's four MPs.[1] US−RDA candidate Baréma Bocoum was elected.

## Results

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Candidate| Party| Votes| %

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| Baréma Bocoum| Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally| 159,441| 62.37
| Yalla Sidibé| Sudanese Progressive Party| 88,719| 34.71
| Tidiani Faganda Traoré| Independent Progressive Action| 7,461| 2.92
Total| 255,621| 100.00
Valid votes| 255,621| 98.96
Invalid/blank votes| 2,694| 1.04
Total votes| 258,315| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 1,072,957| 24.08
Source: De Benoist,[2] Sternberger et al.

## References

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1. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p1251
2. ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p531

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