Parliamentary elections were held in the

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on 5 and 29 April 1959. The result was a victory for the

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(MESAN), which won all 48 contested seats on election day. Two seats were left vacant, and the vote for one seat won by MESAN was declared void. In a re-run, all three seats were won by MESAN, giving it all 50 seats in the

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.CAR: 1959 Legislative/National Assembly election results
EISA Voter turnout was 56.71%.

Results

References

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Elections in the Central African Republic 1959 in the Central African Republic