// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was the 1956 French legislative election in Dahomey a success? It had a vote of confidence.

Elections to the French National Assembly were held in French Dahomey on 2 January 1956. The territory elected two seats to the Assembly, which were won by Sourou-Migan Apithy of the Republican Party of Dahomey and Hubert Maga of the Ethnic Group of the North. Voter turnout was 47%.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Republican Party of Dahomey	64,344	35.92	1	New
	Dahomeyan Democratic Movement	60,601	33.83	1	0
	Dahomeyan Democratic Union	40,624	22.68	0	New
	Independent of Political Parties	10,580	5.91	0	0
	Defence of Economic Interests	2,970	1.66	0	0
Total		179,119	100.00	2	0
Valid votes		179,119	98.30
Invalid/blank votes		3,099	1.70
Total votes		182,218	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		384,643	47.37
Source: Sternberger et al.