1956 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election explained

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:
  1. B22222
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]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.localhistories.org/tunisia.html Tunisia
  2. http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Tunisia-POLITICAL-PARTIES.html Tunisia - Political parties
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=hZscjWU7yUkC&pg=PA74 Tunisia since independence: the dynamics of one-party government
  4. https://books.google.com/books?id=gP_-8rXzQs8C&pg=PA4201 Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2
  5. [Dieter Nohlen]