Parliamentary elections were held in French Togoland on 27 April 1958. The result was a victory for the Committee of Togolese Unity, which won 29 of the 46 seats in the Legislative Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 64.9%.[2]
Results
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | /– | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Committee of Togolese Unity | 190,098 | 61.13 | 29 | New | |
Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North | 56,281 | 18.10 | 10 | –5 | |
Togolese Party of Progress | 40,486 | 13.02 | 3 | –12 | |
Togolese People's Movement | 842 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | |
Juvento | 510 | 0.16 | 0 | New | |
Rally of Young Togolese | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
Independents | 22,753 | 7.32 | 4 | New | |
Total | 310,976 | 100.00 | 46 | 16 | |
Valid votes | 310,976 | 97.96 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,481 | 2.04 | |||
Total votes | 317,457 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 489,519 | 64.85 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
Elected MPs
editReferences
edit- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2