Territorial Assembly elections were held in

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on 23 December 1956. The result was a victory for the

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, which won 30 of the 70 seats in the Territorial Assembly. Voter turnout was 41.4%.

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, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p178

Results

References

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