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 1961. 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 13 seats) was approved by voters.[1] Voter turnout was 91.1%.[2]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Nicolas GrunitzkyTogolese People's Movement568,893100
Invalid/blank votes13,416-
Total582,309100
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Choice Votes % Seats
Official list of candidates568,89398.652
Against7,9931.4-
Invalid/blank votes5,423--
Total582,30910052
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 0-19-829645-2