1973 Senegalese general election
General elections were held in Senegal on 28 January 1973 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was 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 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 93.0% in the parliamentary elections and 97% in the presidential election.[3]
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Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,357,056 | 100 |
Invalid/blank votes | 303 | − | |
Total | 1,357,359 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,399,433 | 97.0 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/− |
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Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,355,306 | 100 | 100 | +20 |
Invalid/blank votes | 793 | − | − | − |
Total | 1,356,099 | 100 | 100 | +20 |
Registered voters/turnout | 1,399,433 | 96.9 | − | − |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
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References
- Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
- Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765–770 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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