1956 French legislative election in Upper Volta

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Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Upper Volta on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. The results saw Gérard Kango Ouédraogo (Progressive Voltaic),[1] Nazi Boni (African Popular Movement),[2] Joseph Conombo and Henri Guissou (Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses) elected.

## Results

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Party| Votes| %| Seats

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| Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses| 273,232| 43.64| 2
| Progressive Voltaic List| 120,586| 19.26| 1
| African Popular Movement| 102,853| 16.43| 1
| African Democratic Rally| 71,725| 11.46| 0
| Voltaic Social Republication Action Group| 15,777| 2.52| 0
| Voltaic People's Movement| 6,268| 1.00| 0
| Independents| 35,695| 5.70| 0
Total| 626,136| 100.00| 4
Valid votes| 626,136| 98.77|
Invalid/blank votes| 7,828| 1.23|
Total votes| 633,964| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 978,090| 64.82|
Source: De Benoist[3]

## References

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1. ^ Gérard Ouedraogo French National Assembly
2. ^ Nazi Boni French National Assembly
3. ^ Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p530

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