1963 Senegalese general election

General elections were held in Senegal on 1 December 1963. It was the first time the President had been directly elected. However, incumbent Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. The UPS also won all 80 seats in the National Assembly with 94.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was around 86% for the presidential election and 90% for the Assembly election.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Léopold Sédar Senghor	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,149,935	100.00
Total			1,149,935	100.00
Valid votes			1,149,935	99.47
Invalid/blank votes			6,124	0.53
Total votes			1,156,059	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,339,679	86.29
Source: Sternberger et al.

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,132,518	94.20	80	0
	Senegalese Democracy and Unity	69,776	5.80	0	0
Total		1,202,294	100.00	80	0
Valid votes		1,202,294	99.88
Invalid/blank votes		1,488	0.12
Total votes		1,203,782	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,339,679	89.86
Source: Sternberger et al.

Further reading

• O'Brien, Donal Cruise (1967). "Political opposition in Senegal: 1960–67". Government and Opposition. 2 (4): 557–566. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1967.tb01185.x. S2CID 145225674.