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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