Togolese general election, 1963

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General elections were held in Togo on 5 May 1963, alongside a constitutional referendum. It followed a military coup earlier in the year which had ousted (and killed) President Sylvanus Olympio, who had dissolved all political parties except his own Party of Togolese Unity in 1961. Nicolas Grunitzky, who had served as Prime Minister since shortly after the coup was elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly election, a single list of candidates containing members of the Party of Togolese Unity, Juvento, the Democratic Union of the Togolese People and the Togolese People's Movement (all of which had 14 seats) was put forward under the name "Reconciliation and National Union". It was approved by 98.6% of voters. Voter turnout was 91.1%.[1]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Nicolas GrunitzkyTogolese People's Movement568,893100
Invalid/blank votes13,416
Total582,309100
Registered voters/turnout639,52491.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Choice Votes % Seats
Reconciliation and National Union568,89398.656
Against7,9931.4
Invalid/blank votes5,423
Total582,30910056
Registered voters/turnout639,52491.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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