1967 Gabonese general election
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1967 Gabonese general election
Presidential election
Turnout99.41%
| Candidate | Léon M'ba |
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| Party | PDG |
| Popular vote | 346,587 |
| Percentage | 100% |
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General elections were held in Gabon on 19 March 1967 to elect a President and the National Assembly. Incumbent Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only party to contest the election, and won all 47 seats. Voter turnout was allegedly 99.4%.[2]
On 27 November 1967, just days after he took his presidential oath at the Gabonese embassy, M'ba died from cancer, and was succeeded by Ali Bernard Bongo. He declared the country a one-party state the following year.
Results
[edit ]President
[edit ]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léon M'ba | Gabonese Democratic Bloc | 346,587 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 346,587 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 346,587 | 99.91 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 313 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 346,900 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 348,942 | 99.41 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
National Assembly
[edit ]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabonese Democratic Bloc | 346,587 | 100.00 | 47 | +16 | |
| Total | 346,587 | 100.00 | 47 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 346,587 | 99.91 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 313 | 0.09 | |||
| Total votes | 346,900 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 348,942 | 99.41 | |||
| 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, p399 ISBN 0-19-829645-2