Swazi general election, 1967

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General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 and 20 April 1967. The result was a second successive victory for the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement, which won 79.4% of the vote and all 24 seats.[1]

Electoral system

Unlike the previous election in which there were two voter rolls for black and white voters, the election was held with a single voter roll.

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/−
Imbokodvo National Movement191,16079.424+15
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress48,74420.200
Swaziland United Front6810.30New
Swaziland Progressive Party3560.200
Total240,941100240
Valid votes80,31495.5
Invalid/blank votes3,8884.5
Total84,685100
Registered voters/turnout106,12179.8
Source: Nohlen et al.,[2] Sternberger et al.[3]

References

  1. Swaziland: 1967 Pre-independence General Election EISA
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p868 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2122
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