A by-election to the French National Assembly was held in French Sudan on 8 July 1956 following the death of Mamadou Konaté of the Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally (US−RDA), one of the territory's four MPs.[1] US−RDA candidate Baréma Bocoum was elected.
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Baréma Bocoum | Sudanese Union – African Democratic Rally | 159,441 | 62.37 |
| Yalla Sidibé | Sudanese Progressive Party | 88,719 | 34.71 |
| Tidiani Faganda Traoré | Independent Progressive Action | 7,461 | 2.92 |
| Total | 255,621 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 255,621 | 98.96 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,694 | 1.04 |
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| Total votes | 258,315 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,072,957 | 24.08 |
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| Source: De Benoist,[2] Sternberger et al. |
References
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