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1968 Senegalese general election

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1968 Senegalese general election

← 1963 25 February 1968 1973 →
Presidential election
Turnout94.69%
 
Candidate Léopold Sédar Senghor
Party UPS
Popular vote 1,229,927
Percentage 100%

President before election

Léopold Sédar Senghor
UPS

Elected President

Léopold Sédar Senghor
UPS

Parliamentary election
Turnout93.03%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
UPS Léopold Sédar Senghor 100 80 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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 95% in the presidential election and 93% in the National Assembly election.[1]

Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Léopold Sédar SenghorSenegalese Progressive Union1,229,927100.00
Total1,229,927100.00
Valid votes1,229,92799.39
Invalid/blank votes7,5040.61
Total votes1,237,431100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,306,79194.69
Source: Sternberger et al.[3]

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Senegalese Progressive Union1,209,984100.00800
Total1,209,984100.00800
Valid votes1,209,98499.53
Invalid/blank votes5,7460.47
Total votes1,215,730100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,306,79193.03
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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