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1963 Senegalese general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	86.29%
Candidate Léopold Sédar Senghor Party UPS Popular vote 1,149,935 Percentage 100%
President before election Léopold Sédar Senghor UPS Elected President Léopold Sédar Senghor UPS
Parliamentary election
Turnout	89.86%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– UPS Léopold Sédar Senghor 94.20 80 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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General elections were held in Senegal on 1 December 1963. It was the first time the president had been directly elected. However, incumbent Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. The UPS also won all 80 seats in the National Assembly with 94% of the vote. Voter turnout was around 86% for the presidential election and 90% for the Assembly election.

Results

President

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,132,518	94.20	80	0
	Senegalese Democracy and Unity	69,776	5.80	0	0
Total		1,202,294	100.00	80	0
Valid votes		1,202,294	99.88
Invalid/blank votes		1,488	0.12
Total votes		1,203,782	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,339,679	89.86
Source: Sternberger et al.

References

1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
2. Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1861

Further reading

• O'Brien, Donal Cruise (1967). "Political opposition in Senegal: 1960–67". Government and Opposition. 2 (4): 557–566. doi:10.1111/j.1477-7053.1967.tb01185.x. S2CID 145225674.

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