People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 1973

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Parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 24 June 1973, concurrent with a constitutional referendum. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Congolese Party of Labour as the sole legal party.^[1] As such, it won all 115 seats in the People’s National Assembly. Voter turnout was 83.2%.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Congolese Party of Labour	375,382	100	115
Invalid/blank votes	175,357	–	–
Total	550,739	100	115
Registered voters/turnout	662,098	83.2	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p270 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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