Jump to content

1968 Guinean general election: Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
working link
Added
 
(7 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox legislative election
| country = Guinea
| previous_election = [[1961 Guinean presidential election|1961]]
| election_date = 1 January 1968
| next_election = [[1974 Guinean general election|1974]]
⚫
}}
{{Politics of Guinea}}
{{Politics of Guinea}}


'''General elections''' were held in [[Guinea]] on 1 January 1968 to elect a [[List of heads of state of Guinea|President]] and [[National Assembly of Guinea|National Assembly]]. The country was a [[one-party state]] at the time, with the [[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally]] as the sole legal party.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/gn.html Elections in Guinea] African Elections Database</ref> Its leader [[Ahmed Sékou Touré]] was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 75 candidates for the 75 seats, which voters were asked to approve.<ref>[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GUINEA_1968_E.PDF Guinea] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> Voter turnout was 99.7%.<ref>Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p452 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}</ref>
General elections were held in [[Guinea]] on 1 January 1968 to elect a [[List of heads of state of Guinea|President]] and [[National Assembly of Guinea|National Assembly]]. The country was a [[one-party state]] at the time, with the [[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally]] as the sole legal party.<ref>[http://africanelections.tripod.com/gn.html Elections in Guinea] African Elections Database</ref> Its leader [[Ahmed Sékou Touré]] was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 75 candidates for the 75 seats, which voters were asked to approve.<ref>[http://archive.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/GUINEA_1968_E.PDF Guinea] Inter-Parliamentary Union</ref> Voter turnout was 99.7%.<ref>[[Dieter Nohlen]], Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) ''Elections in Africa: A data handbook'', p452 {{ISBN|0-19-829645-2}}</ref>


==Results==
==Results==
===President===
===President===
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
⚫
|cand1=[[Ahmed Sékou Touré]]|party1=[[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally|Democratic Party of Guinea]]|votes1=1990726
!Candidate
|invalid=103
!Party
|electorate=1996926
!Votes
|source=Nohlen ''et al.''
!%
⚫
}}
|-
⚫
|align=left|[[Ahmed Sékou Touré]]||[[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally]]||1,990,726||100.0
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Invalid/blank votes||103||–
|-
|align=left colspan=2|'''Total'''||'''1,990,829'''||'''100'''
|-
|align=left colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout||1,996,926||99.7
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al.
⚫
|}


===National Assembly===
===National Assembly===
{{Election results
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
⚫
|party1=[[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally|Democratic Party of Guinea]]|votes1=1990726|seats1=75|sc1=0
!Party
|invalid=103
!Votes
|total_sc=0
!%
|electorate=1996926
!Seats
|source=Nohlen ''et al.''
|-
}}
⚫
|align=left|[[Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally]]||1,990,726||100||75
|-
|align=left|Invalid/blank votes||103||–||–
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''||'''1,990,829'''||'''100'''||'''75'''
|-
|align=left|Registered voters/turnout||1,996,926||99.7||–
|-
|align=left colspan=4|Source: Nohlen et al.
⚫
|}


==References==
==References==
Line 45: Line 32:
{{Guinean elections}}
{{Guinean elections}}


[[Category:Presidential elections in Guinea|1968]]
[[Category:Presidential elections in Guinea]]
[[Category:1968 elections in Africa]]
[[Category:Parliamentary elections in Guinea]]
[[Category:1968 in Guinea]]
[[Category:1968 elections in Africa|Guinea]]
[[Category:1968 in Guinea|General election]]
[[Category:One-party elections]]
[[Category:One-party elections]]
[[Category:Single-candidate elections]]
[[Category:Single-candidate elections]]
[[Category:January 1968 events in Africa|Guinea]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 4 November 2023

1968 Guinean general election
Guinea
← 1961 1 January 1968 1974 →
Politics of Guinea
Constitution
Regierung
Parliament
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations

General elections were held in Guinea on 1 January 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party.[1] Its leader Ahmed Sékou Touré was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 75 candidates for the 75 seats, which voters were asked to approve.[2] Voter turnout was 99.7%.[3]

Results

[edit]

President

[edit]
CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmed Sékou TouréDemocratic Party of Guinea1,990,726100.00
Total1,990,726100.00
Valid votes1,990,72699.99
Invalid/blank votes1030.01
Total votes1,990,829100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,996,92699.69
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

[edit]
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Guinea1,990,726100.00750
Total1,990,726100.00750
Valid votes1,990,72699.99
Invalid/blank votes1030.01
Total votes1,990,829100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,996,92699.69
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  2. ^ Guinea Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p452 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1968_Guinean_general_election&oldid=1183544854"