1961 Togolese general election

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9 April 1961 (1961-04-09)

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President before election

Sylvanus Olympio
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Elected President

Sylvanus Olympio
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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. Voter turnout was 90.0%.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Sylvanus Olympio	Party of Togolese Unity	560,938	100.00
Total			560,938	100.00

Valid votes			560,938	99.33
Invalid/blank votes			3,779	0.67
Total votes			564,717	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			627,688	89.97
Source: Nohlen et al.

Elections in Togo African Elections Database
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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