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{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = 1961 Togolese presidential election |
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| country = Togo |
| country = Togo |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| ongoing = no |
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| next_election = 1963 Togolese general election |
| next_election = 1963 Togolese general election |
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| next_year = 1963 |
| next_year = 1963 |
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| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1961|04|09}} |
| election_date = {{Start date|df=yes|1961|04|09}} |
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| image1 = Sylvanus Olympio.jpg |
| image1 = Sylvanus Olympio.jpg |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Sylvanus Olympio]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Sylvanus Olympio]]''' |
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| party1 = [[Party of Togolese Unity|PUT]] |
| party1 = [[Party of Togolese Unity|PUT]] |
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| color1=FFD700 |
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| popular_vote1 = '''560,938''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''560,938''' |
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| percentage1 = '''100%''' |
| percentage1 = '''100%''' |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Sylvanus Olympio]] |
| before_election = [[Sylvanus Olympio]] |
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| after_election = [[Sylvanus Olympio]] |
| after_election = [[Sylvanus Olympio]] |
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[[Category:1961 elections in Africa|Togo]] |
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[[Category:1961 in Togo]] |
[[Category:1961 in Togo|General]] |
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[[Category:Elections in Togo]] |
[[Category:Elections in Togo]] |
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[[Category:Single-candidate elections]] |
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[[Category:One-party elections]] |
[[Category:One-party elections]] |
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[[Category:Presidential elections in Togo]] |
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[[Category:April 1961 events in Africa]] |
[[Category:April 1961 events in Africa|Togo]] |
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General elections were held in Togo on 9 April 1961, alongside a constitutional referendum. It was the first time the President had been directly elected, and Prime Minister Sylvanus Olympio of the Party of Togolese Unity was the only candidate. He was elected unopposed, with the PUT won all 52 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 90.0%.[2]
Results
[edit]President
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Sylvanus Olympio | Party of Togolese Unity | 560,938 | 100.00 | |
Total | 560,938 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 560,938 | 99.33 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | 0.67 | ||
Total votes | 564,717 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 89.97 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
[edit]Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Party of Togolese Unity | 560,938 | 100.00 | 52 | +23 | |
Total | 560,938 | 100.00 | 52 | +6 | |
Valid votes | 560,938 | 99.33 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | 0.67 | |||
Total votes | 564,717 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 89.97 | |||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2