Senegalese general election, 1973

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General elections were held in Senegal on 28 January 1973 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was 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 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for.^[2] Voter turnout was 93.0% in the parliamentary elections and 97% in the presidential election.^[3]

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Léopold Sédar Senghor	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,357,056	100
Invalid/blank votes		303	−
Total		1,357,359	100
Registered voters/turnout		1,399,433	97.0
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Senegalese Progressive Union	1,355,306	100	100	+20
Invalid/blank votes	793	−	−	−
Total	1,356,099	100	100	+20
Registered voters/turnout	1,399,433	96.9	−	−
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
↑ Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765–770 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

Elections and referendums in Senegal

Presidential elections	1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 2000 2007 2012

Parliamentary elections	1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1909 1911 1913 1915 1917 1919 1920 1924 1928 1934 1946 1952 1957 1959 1963 1968 1973 1978 1983 1988 1993 1998 2001 2007 2012

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Referendums	1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1963 1970 2001 2016

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