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Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Togoland on 12 June 1955. The Togolese Party of Progress and the Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North both won 15 of the 30 seats. The Committee of Togolese Unity boycotted the elections.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Union of Chiefs and Peoples of the North79,87653.80150
Togolese Party of Progress66,50044.7915+11
Togolese People's Movement2,0891.410New
Total148,465100.00300
Valid votes148,46594.81
Invalid/blank votes8,1255.19
Total votes156,590100.00
Registered voters/turnout190,05382.39
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

  1. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2203
  2. Harris M. Lentz (2014) Heads of States and Governments Since 1945, Routledge, p753
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