1957 Guinean Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Guinea on 31 March 1957. The result was a victory for the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally, which won 56 of the 60 seats in the Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 60%.[2]
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31 March 1957
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All 60 seats in the Territorial Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Democratic Party of Guinea | 584,438 | 77.39 | 56 | |
| Socialist Democracy of Guinea | 77,643 | 10.28 | 3 | |
| African Bloc of Guinea | 45,489 | 6.02 | 0 | |
| Other parties | 47,650 | 6.31 | 1 | |
| Total | 755,220 | 100.00 | 60 | |
| Valid votes | 755,220 | 98.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,569 | 1.38 | ||
| Total votes | 765,789 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,270,847 | 60.26 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||