1957 Senegalese Territorial Assembly election
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Territorial Assembly elections were held in Senegal on 31 March 1957.[1] The result was a landslide victory for the Senegalese Popular Bloc (BPS), which won 47 of the 60 seats. Its main competitor, the MSA-affiliated Senegalese Party of Socialist Action (PSAS) had aliented the marabouts and enabled the BPS to win the rural vote (over which the marabouts held an important sway) by far.[2]
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31 March 1957
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60 seats in the Territorial Assembly 31 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,063,946 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 55.04% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results by constituency | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Electoral system
Campaign
Whilst most other Territorial Assembly elections were dominated by affiliates of the African Democratic Rally (RDA), the Senegalese elections saw a clash between the Senegalese parties affiliated to the African Convention (CA) and the African Socialist Movement (MSA) respectively.[4]
The CA-affiliated BPS had evolved out of the Senegalese Democratic Bloc just before the elections. In the run-up to the elections the BPS leader Léopold Sédar Senghor had a more socialist and nationalist discourse, attracting various trade unionists and leftwing intellectuals to join the BPS leadership.[3]
Results
One MP from Kédougou was elected from one of the various regional lists that contested the polls.[5] No women were elected to the assembly.[6]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Senegalese Popular Bloc | 454,533 | 78.25 | 47 | |
| Senegalese Party of Socialist Action | 105,085 | 18.09 | 12 | |
| Djoloff Democratic Bloc | 6,159 | 1.06 | 0 | |
| Matam Cercel Progressive Bloc | 5,827 | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Fouta Toro Democratic Bloc | 3,720 | 0.64 | 0 | |
| Kédougou Democratic Bloc | 2,227 | 0.38 | 1 | |
| United List for the Defense of the Interests of Lower Senegal | 946 | 0.16 | 0 | |
| Workers and Peasants Bloc | 791 | 0.14 | 0 | |
| Union for the Defense of the Interests of the Podor Cercle | 383 | 0.07 | 0 | |
| Radical Party | 40 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Others | 1,128 | 0.19 | 0 | |
| Total | 580,839 | 100.00 | 60 | |
| Valid votes | 580,839 | 99.19 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,770 | 0.81 | ||
| Total votes | 585,609 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,063,946 | 55.04 | ||
| Source: Mackenzie,[7] De Benoist[5] | ||||