1963 Senegalese general election

General elections were held in Senegal on 1 December 1963. It was the first time the President had been directly elected. However, incumbent Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. The UPS also won all 80 seats in the National Assembly with 94.2% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was around 86% for the presidential election and 90% for the Assembly election.

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Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Léopold Sédar SenghorSenegalese Progressive Union1,149,935100
Invalid/blank votes6,124−
Total1,156,059100
Registered voters/turnout1,339,67986.2
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

National Assembly
Party Votes % Seats +/−
Senegalese Progressive Union1,132,51894.20800
Senegalese Democracy and Unity69,7765.8000
Invalid/blank votes1,488−−−
Total1,203,782100800
Registered voters/turnout1,339,67989.9−−
Source: Sternberger
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References
  1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1861

Further reading
  • O'Brien, Donal Cruise (1967). "Political opposition in Senegal: 1960–67". Government and Opposition. 2 (4): 557–566. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1967.tb01185.x.


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