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'''General elections''' were held in [[Togo]] on 9 April 1961, alongside a [[Togolese constitutional referendum, 1961|constitutional referendum]]. It was the first time the [[List of Presidents of Togo|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 of Togo|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html Elections in Togo] African Elections Database</ref> |
'''General elections''' were held in [[Togo]] on 9 April 1961, alongside a [[Togolese constitutional referendum, 1961|constitutional referendum]]. It was the first time the [[List of Presidents of Togo|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 of Togo|National Assembly]].<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html Elections in Togo] African Elections Database</ref> Voter turnout was 90.0%.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2</ref> |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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===President=== |
===President=== |
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|align=left|[[Sylvanus Olympio]]||align=left|[[Party of Togolese Unity]]||590,938||100 |
|align=left|[[Sylvanus Olympio]]||align=left|[[Party of Togolese Unity]]||590,938||100 |
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|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||3,779|| |
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||3,779||– |
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|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''564,617'''||'''100''' |
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''564,617'''||'''100''' |
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|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||627,688||90.0 |
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|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al. |
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===National Assembly=== |
===National Assembly=== |
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|align=left|[[Party of Togolese Unity]]||590,938||100||52||+23 |
|align=left|[[Party of Togolese Unity]]||590,938||100||52||+23 |
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|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||3,779|| |
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||3,779||–||–||– |
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|align=left|'''Total'''||'''564,617'''||'''100'''||'''52'''||'''+6''' |
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''564,617'''||'''100'''||'''52'''||'''+6''' |
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|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||627,688||90.0||–||– |
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|align=left colspan=5|Source: Nohlen et al. |
|align=left colspan=5|Source: Nohlen et al. |
Revision as of 12:06, 10 August 2014
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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
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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Sylvanus Olympio | Party of Togolese Unity | 590,938 | 100 |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | – | |
Total | 564,617 | 100 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 90.0 | |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
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Party of Togolese Unity | 590,938 | 100 | 52 | +23 |
Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | – | – | – |
Total | 564,617 | 100 | 52 | +6 |
Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 90.0 | – | – |
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
- ^ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2