General elections were held in Sierra Leone Colony and Protectorate in May 1957. A total of 39 seats were up for election, whilst another 12 paramount chiefs were indirectly elected.
The Sierra Leone People's Party led by Milton Margai won a majority of the elected seats,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p799 and gained the support of all 12 chiefs and eight of the ten independents.Bundu, A. (2001) Democracy by Force?: A Study of International Military Intervention in Sierra Leone 1991-2000 p32 Margai led the country to independence in 1961.
Results
By area Electoral areaSLPPUPPNCSLLPSLIMIndependentsTotalRegisteredvotersTurnoutVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotesSeatsColony17,117 910,001 32,984 01,128 01,126 03,481 235,8371453,517Protectorate (North)17,438 68,942 2−−−−−−−−−11,938 238,31810160,129Protectorate (South East)17,749 2−−−−−−−−−−−−37,534 455,2836128,014Protectorate (South West)23,271 81,992 0−−−−−−−−−10,778 136,0419153,227Total75,57545.72520,93512.652,9841.801,1280.701,1260.7062,08637.510165,47939494,91733.4Source: Sternberger et al.Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1902
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