1959 Dahomeyan legislative election

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Legislative elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 2 April 1959. Although the Dahomeyan Democratic Union (UDD) received the most votes, they won the fewest seats. The Republican Party of Dahomey (PRD), which came second in terms of votes, won 37 of the 70 seats in the Legislative Assembly.[1] Following the election the PRD and UDD agreed to split the seats in one constituency, with the PRD losing nine seats and the UDD gaining nine seats.[2]

## Results[edit]

Party| Votes| %| Seats

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Initial
results| +/–| Final
results| +/–
| Dahomeyan Democratic Union| 162,574| 43.94| 11| +4| 20| +13
| Republican Party of Dahomey| 144,038| 38.93| 37| +2| 28| –7
| Dahomeyan Democratic Rally| 63,383| 17.13| 22| +16| 22| +16
Total| 369,995| 100.00| 70| +10| 70| +10
Source: Nohlen et al.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p92 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
2. ^ Elections in Benin African Elections Database

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