Senegalese general election, 1968
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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 2 Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
- ↑ Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1861
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