1956 French legislative election in Ivory Coast

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Ivory Coast on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider parliamentary elections. The African Democratic Rally won both seats,[1] which were taken by Félix Houphouët-Boigny and Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly.[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	African Democratic Rally	502,711	86.74	2	+1
	Party of the French Union of Ivory Coast	39,106	6.75	0	–1
	Republican Union	21,592	3.73	0	0
	Ivorian Agreement for Social and Economic Progress	4,873	0.84	0	New
	African Union	4,138	0.71	0	New
Nine other lists		7,130	1.23	0	–
Total		579,550	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		579,550	98.30
Invalid/blank votes		10,037	1.70
Total votes		589,587	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		880,696	66.95
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband, p678
2. Joseph-Roger de Benoist (1982) Afrique occidentale française de 1944 à 1960, p529