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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 11 December 1960. The result was a victory for the Dahomeyan Unity Party (PDU), a merger of the Dahomeyan Democratic Rally and the Dahomey Nationalist Party, which won all 60 seats. Voter turnout was 71.0%.[1]
The leader of the winning party would become president. As head of the PDU list, Hubert Maga was elected.[2]
Results
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
Dahomeyan Unity Party | 468,679 | 68.70 | 60 | +10 | |
Dahomeyan Democratic Union | 213,572 | 31.30 | 0 | –20 | |
Total | 682,251 | 100.00 | 60 | –10 | |
Valid votes | 682,251 | 98.99 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 6,982 | 1.01 | |||
Total votes | 689,233 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 971,012 | 70.98 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p90 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Nohlen et al., p93