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May 1968 Dahomeyan presidential election

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Presidential elections were held in Dahomey on 5 May 1968. Basile Adjou won with 84% of the vote, but the results were invalidated due to insufficient voter turnout (turnout was just 26%).[1][2] A referendum on 28 July resulted in Émile Derlin Zinsou being confirmed as president.

Results

Candidate Votes %
Basile Adjou 241,273 84.0
Urbain Karim da Silva 19,319 6.7
Eustache Prudencio 11,359 3.9
Paul Hazoumé 11,091 3.9
Jean-Baptiste Vierin 4,350 1.5
Invalid/blank votes 8,275 –
Total 295,667 100
Registered voters/turnout 1,138,388 26.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p93 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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