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1963 Senegalese general election

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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.[1] 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
Invalid/blank votes 6,124
Total 1,156,059 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,339,679 86.2
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

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
Invalid/blank votes 1,488
Total 1,203,782 100 80 0
Registered voters/turnout 1,339,679 89.9
Source: Sternberger

References

  1. ^ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1861

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.