Ivorian general election, 1970

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General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 29 November 1970 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed, [1] whilst in the National Assembly election, a list of 100 PDCI-RDA candidates (chosen from 650 applicants by the party's executive authorities) for the 100 seats (increased from 85 at the previous elections) was presented to the electorate for approval.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.9% in the parliamentary election and 99.2% in the presidential election.[3]

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Results

Presidential election

Candidate Party Votes %
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally 2,003,046 100
Invalid/blank votes 668 -
Total 2,003,714 100
Source: Nohlen et al

Parliamentary election

Party Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally 1,997,560 100 70
Invalid/blank votes 2,083 - -
Total 1,999,643 100 100
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. ^ Ivory Coast Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp309-310 ISBN 0198296452
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