1968 Senegalese general election

General elections were held in Senegal on 25 February 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly. After a series of party mergers, the country had become 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 80 UPS candidates to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 94.7% in the presidential election and 93.0% in the National Assembly election.[1]

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Results

President
Candidate Party Votes %
Léopold Sédar SenghorSenegalese Progressive Union1,229,927100
Invalid/blank votes7,504−
Total1,237,431100
Registered voters/turnout1,306,79194.6
Source: Sternberger et al.[3]

National Assembly
Party Votes % Seats +/−
Senegalese Progressive Union1,209,984100800
Invalid/blank votes5,746−−−
Total1,215,730100800
Registered voters/turnout1,306,79193.0−−
Source: Sternberger et al.
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References
  1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1861


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