Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 31 May 1959. The result was a victory for the Chadian Progressive Party, which won 57 of the 85 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.[1]
Results
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Chadian Progressive Party–African Democratic Rally | 390,377 | 68.70 | 57 | +25 |
| African Socialist Movement | 55,500 | 9.77 | 0 | 0 |
| Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians | 44,438 | 7.82 | 2 | –7 |
| Independent Democratic Union of Chad | 41,304 | 7.27 | 16 | New |
| Chadian Social Action | 25,597 | 4.50 | 9 | +2 |
| Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa | 11,041 | 1.94 | 0 | New |
| Total | 568,257 | 100.00 | 84 | +19 |
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| Valid votes | 568,257 | 97.71 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 13,340 | 2.29 | |
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| Total votes | 581,597 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,262,985 | 46.05 | |
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| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
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