Ivorian general election, 1970
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General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 29 November 1970 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed, [1] whilst in the National Assembly election, a list of 100 PDCI-RDA candidates (chosen from 650 applicants by the party's executive authorities) for the 100 seats (increased from 85 at the previous elections) was presented to the electorate for approval.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.9% in the parliamentary election and 99.2% in the presidential election.[3]
Results
Presidential election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally | 2,003,046 | 100 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 668 | – | |
| Total | 2,003,714 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,020,000 | 99.2 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||
Parliamentary election
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally | 1,997,560 | 100 | 100 | +15 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,083 | – | – | – |
| Total | 1,999,643 | 100 | 100 | +15 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,020,000 | 98.9 | – | – |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ↑ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
- ↑ Ivory Coast Inter-Parliamentary Union
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp309-310 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
