Country: | Tunisia |
Next Election: | 1959 |
Seats For Election: | All 98 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 49 |
Election Date: | 25 March 1956 |
Turnout: | 83.56% |
Leader1: | Habib Bourguiba |
Last Election1: | new |
Percentage1: | 98.75 |
Seats1: | 98 |
Color1: |
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Prime Minister | |
After Election: | Habib Bourguiba |
After Party: | Neo Destour |
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Tunisia on 25 March 1956, five days after independence.[1] The result was a victory for the National Union, an alliance of the Neo Destour party, the Tunisian General Labour Union, the National Union of Tunisian Farmers and the Tunisian Union of Craftsmen and Merchants, which won all 98 seats,[2] with the opposition Communists and independents only receiving a combined 1% of the vote.[3] Following the election, Habib Bourguiba was appointed Prime Minister of a Neo Destour-dominated government.[4] Voter turnout was 84%.[5]