1956 Tunisian Constituent Assembly election National Assembly Turnout 83.56%
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Constituent Assembly elections were held in Tunisia on 25 March 1956, five days after independence. 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, with the opposition Communists and independents only receiving a combined 1% of the vote. Following the election, Habib Bourguiba was appointed Prime Minister of a Neo Destour-dominated government. Voter turnout was 84%.
Results
Party Votes % Seats National Union 597,763 98.75 98 Tunisian Communist Party 7,352 1.21 0 Independents 235 0.04 0 Total 605,350 100.00 98 Valid votes 605,350 99.76 Invalid/blank votes 1,447 0.24 Total votes 606,797 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 726,168 83.56 Source: Nohlen et al.
References
Tunisia Local Histories
Tunisia - Political parties Encyclopedia of the Nations
Tunisia since independence: the dynamics of one-party government p74
Europa World Year Book 2, Book 2 p4201
Dieter Nohlen , Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook , p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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