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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 14 June 1959. The result was a victory for the Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests, which won 51 of the "61 seats."

Results※


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Union for the Defense of African Interests	199,309	57.93	51	+34
	African Socialist Movement–Congolese Progressive Party	144,766	42.07	10	–9
Total		344,075	100.00	61	+16

Valid votes		344,075	99.48
Invalid/blank votes		1,808	0.52
Total votes		345,883	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		446,199	77.52
Source: Sternberger et al.

References※

^ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Erster Halbband p1052

v t e Elections and referendums in the Republic of the Congo
Presidential elections	1961 1992 2002 2009 2016 2021
Parliamentary elections	1946–47 1952 1957 1959 1963 1973 1979 1984 1989 1992 1993 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022
Local elections	1956 1992 2002 2008 2014 2017 2022
French elections	1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1951 1956
Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1973 1979 1992 2002 2015

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