Togolese general election, 1963

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 Grunitzky	Togolese People's Movement	568,893	100
Invalid/blank votes		13,416	−
Total		582,309	100
Registered voters/turnout		639,524	91.1
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Choice	Votes	%	Seats
Reconciliation and National Union	568,893	98.6	56
Against	7,993	1.4	−
Invalid/blank votes	5,423	−	−
Total	582,309	100	56
Registered voters/turnout	639,524	91.1	−
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