1973 Senegalese general election explained

Country:	Senegal
Election Date:	28 January 1973
Previous Election:	1968 Senegalese general election
Previous Year:	1968
Next Election:	1978 Senegalese general election
Next Year:	1978
Module:	Embed: yes Election Name: Presidential election Turnout: 96.99% Image1: UNESCO_History,_Visite_de_S._Exc._M._Léopold_Sedar_Senghor,_Président_de_la_République_du_Sénégal_-_UNESCO_-_PHOTO0000002688_0001_(cropped).tiff Candidate1: Léopold Sédar Senghor Party1: UPS Popular Vote1: 1,357,056 Percentage1: 100% President Before Election: Léopold Sédar Senghor Before Party: UPS After Election: Léopold Sédar Senghor After Party: UPS Module: Embed: yes Election Name: Parliamentary election Turnout: 96.90% Percentage1: 100 Seats1: 100 Last Election1: 80

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 97%.^[3]

Results

National Assembly

Notes and References

1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/sn.html Elections in Senegal
2. http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/arc/SENEGAL_1973_E.PDF Senegal
3. [Dieter Nohlen]