1961 Gabonese general election

1961 Gabonese general election
12 February 1961
Turnout98.73%
 
Candidate Léon M'ba
Party PDG
Popular vote 315,335
Percentage 100%
Elected President

Léon M'ba
PDG

General elections were held in Gabon on 12 February 1961 to elect a President and the National Assembly. It was the first time a president had been elected. Incumbent Prime Minister Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate,and was elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election, the Gabonese Democratic Bloc and the Gabonese Democratic and Social Union put forward a joint list of candidates unopposed under the name "National Union". Voter turnout was allegedly 98.7%.[2]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Léon M'baGabonese Democratic Bloc315,335100.00
Total315,335100.00
Valid votes315,33599.58
Invalid/blank votes1,3440.42
Total votes316,679100.00
Registered voters/turnout320,75698.73
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats
National Union (BDG–UDSG)315,335100.0067
Total315,335100.0067
Valid votes315,33599.58
Invalid/blank votes1,3440.42
Total votes316,679100.00
Registered voters/turnout320,75698.73
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Elections in Gabon Archived 2018-09-13 at the Wayback Machine African Elections Database
  2. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p402 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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