Senegalese general election, 1973

This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Senegal

Politics portal

General elections were held in Senegal on 28 January 1973 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was 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 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 93.0% in the parliamentary elections and 97% in the presidential election.[3]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Léopold Sédar SenghorSenegalese Progressive Union1,357,056100
Invalid/blank votes303
Total1,357,359100
Registered voters/turnout1,399,43397.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Senegalese Progressive Union1,355,306100100+20
Invalid/blank votes793
Total1,356,099100100+20
Registered voters/turnout1,399,43396.9
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765–770 ISBN 0-19-829645-2


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.