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1968 Senegalese general election

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General elections were held in Senegal on 25 February 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly. After a series of party mergers, the country had become a one-party state, with the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) as the sole legal party, As a result, its leader, Léopold Sédar Senghor, was the only candidate in the presidential election and was re-elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election, voters were presented with a list of 80 UPS candidates to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 94.7% in the presidential election and 93.0% in the National Assembly election.[1]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Léopold Sédar Senghor Senegalese Progressive Union 1,229,927 100
Invalid/blank votes 7,504
Total 1,237,431 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,306,791 94.6
Source: Sternberger et al.[3]

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Senegalese Progressive Union 1,209,984 100 80 0
Invalid/blank votes 5,746
Total 1,215,730 100 80 0
Registered voters/turnout 1,306,791 93.0
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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