Country: | Chad |
Previous Election: | 1957 |
Next Election: | 1962 |
Election Date: | 31 May 1959 |
Seats For Election: | All 84 seats in the National Assembly |
Registered: | 1,262,985 |
Turnout: | 46.05% |
Party1: | PPT–RDA |
Leader1: | François Tombalbaye |
Percentage1: | 68.70 |
Seats1: | 57 |
Last Election1: | 32 |
Party2: | Grouping of Rural and Independent Chadians |
Leader2: | Gontchomé Sahoulba |
Last Election2: | 9 |
Seats2: | 2 |
Percentage2: | 7.82 |
Party3: | Independent Democratic Union of Chad |
Last Election3: | New |
Seats3: | 16 |
Percentage3: | 7.27 |
Party4: | Chadian Social Action |
Last Election4: | 7 |
Seats4: | 9 |
Percentage4: | 4.50 |
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 84 seats in the enlarged National Assembly.