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, with Prime Minister Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc being 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 98.7%.[2]
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Turnout | 98.73% | |||||||||||||||
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Results
editPresident
editCandidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Léon M'ba | Gabonese Democratic Bloc | 315,335 | 100.00 | |
Total | 315,335 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 315,335 | 99.58 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,344 | 0.42 | ||
Total votes | 316,679 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 320,756 | 98.73 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |
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National Union (BDG–UDSG) | 315,335 | 100.00 | 67 | |
Total | 315,335 | 100.00 | 67 | |
Valid votes | 315,335 | 99.58 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 1,344 | 0.42 | ||
Total votes | 316,679 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 320,756 | 98.73 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
edit- ^ Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p402 ISBN 0-19-829645-2