Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 2 January 1956. The territory elected two seats to the Assembly, which were won by Sourou-Migan Apithy of the Republican Party of Dahomey and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North.[1][2] Voter turnout was 47.4%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Republican Party of Dahomey | 64,344 | 35.92 | 1 | New |
| Dahomeyan Democratic Movement | 60,601 | 33.83 | 1 | 0 |
| Dahomeyan Democratic Union | 40,624 | 22.68 | 0 | New |
| Independent of Political Parties | 10,580 | 5.91 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence of Economic Interests | 2,970 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 179,119 | 100.00 | 2 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 179,119 | 98.30 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 3,099 | 1.70 | |
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| Total votes | 182,218 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 384,643 | 47.37 | |
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| Source: Sternberger et al. |
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