Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Dahomey on 19 January 1964. They followed a coup in October 1963 and a subsequent constitutional referendum on 5 January 1964.Milutin Tomanović (1965) Hronika međunarodnih događaja 1964, Institute of International Politics and Economics, p232 (in Serbo-Croatian) The Dahomeyan Democratic Party (PDD) was the only party to contest the elections, and won all 42 seats in the National Assembly.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p92 Elections were held in the context of which took place on 28 October.
The leader of the winning party would automatically become president. As head of the PDD list, Sourou-Migan Apithy was elected who previously served as one of ministers in the post-coup transitional government of Christophe Soglo.Nohlen et al., p93 Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin was elected as deputy president of the republic and prime minister. He formed a new government on 25 January.
Results
List of MPs elected Members of the National AssemblySaïbou AdamonRobert AdamonLouis AbadjeOlivier Agbo-HouiNestor AhouangnivoKarl AhouansouJustin AtchamouProsper AzadjiYabi AzariaCésaire BadaBarnabé BéhanzinBarthélemy BourouSalomon BiokouAntoine BoulgaTahirou CongacouIssaka DangouEmmanuel DidehAlou DjaougaSamuel DetinhoBenoît DjikpesseEdmond Dossou-YovoBenoît EzinEmmanuel FanyoAntoine FidegnonAntoine GnahoJules GuezoJoseph HodonouFrançois HounkpeJoseph KekeGilbert KpakpoDonatien KpodouhounRoger LafiaJoseph Langanfin GleleYessoufou Maiguizo DiaougaPierre NouatinFélicien N'KoueJean PliyaGeorges SakponouLouis Sego SounouFidèle TantougouteNoël TotahAli Zato
Bureau of the National Assembly Elected on 24 January 1964, the Bureau of the National Assembly is composed as follows: +PresidentTahirou CongacouFirst vice presidentGilbert KpakpoSecond vice presidentSalomon BiokouThird vice presidentIssaka DangouSecretariesJean Pliya Mohamed Lawahi Batoko
Emmanuel FanyoQuaestorProsper AzadjiDeputy QuaestorRoger Lafia
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