Country: | Madagascar |
Type: | parliamentary |
Election Date: | 6 September 1970 |
Previous Election: | 1965 Malagasy parliamentary election |
Previous Year: | 1965 |
Next Election: | 1977 Malagasy parliamentary election |
Next Year: | 1977 |
Seats For Election: | All 107 seats in the National Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 54 |
Image1: | Philibert Tsiranana 1962-08-29.jpg |
Leader1: | Philibert Tsiranana |
Party1: | Social Democratic Party of Madagascar |
Last Election1: | 104 |
Seats1: | 104 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,413,421 |
Percentage1: | 92.77% |
Swing1: | 1.81pp |
Party2: | Congress Party for the Independence of Madagascar |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 186,626 |
Percentage2: | 7.17% |
Swing2: | 4.31pp |
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 6 September 1970.[1] The result was a victory for the ruling Social Democratic Party, which won 104 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 95%.[2]