1956 French legislative election in Senegal

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in Senegal on 2 January 1956 as part of the wider French elections. Two members were elected from the territory, both of which were won by the Senegalese Democratic Bloc.^[1] Mamadou Dia and Léopold Sédar Senghor were the two elected members.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Senegalese Democratic Bloc	346,266	76.12	2	0
	SFIO−MAC	101,732	22.36	0	0
	Senegalese Democratic Union	6,888	1.51	0	New
Total		454,886	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		454,886	99.53
Invalid/blank votes		2,128	0.47
Total votes		457,014	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		835,035	54.73
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1857