Togolese general election, 1963

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General elections were held in Togo in May 1963, alongside a constitutional referendum. It followed a military coup earlier in the year which had ousted (and killed) President Sylvanus Olympio, who had dissolved all political parties except his own Party of Togolese Unity in 1962. Nicolas Grunitzky, who had served as Prime Minister since shortly after the coup was elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly election, a single list of candidates containing members of the Party of Togolese Unity, Juvento, the Democratic Union of the Togolese Population and the Togolese People's Movement (all of which had 14 seats) was approved by voters.[1] Voter turnout was 91.1%.[2]

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Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Nicolas Grunitzky Togolese People's Movement 568,893 100
Invalid/blank votes 13,416 -
Total 582,309 100
Source: Nohlen et al

National Assembly

Choice Votes % Seats
Official list of candidates 568,893 98.6 52
Against 7,993 1.4 -
Invalid/blank votes 5,423 - -
Total 582,309 100 52
Source: Nohlen et al

References

  1. ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
  2. ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0198296452
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