1960 Ivorian general election

General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 27 November 1960 to elect a President and National Assembly. Under the constitution enacted that year, the country was officially a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, was automatically elected to a five-year term as president and unanimously confirmed in office via a referendum. A single list of PDCI-RDA candidates won all 70 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 95.9% in the parliamentary election and 98.8% in the presidential election.[2]

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Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Félix Houphouët-BoignyDemocratic Party of Ivory Coast1,641,352100.00
Total1,641,352100.00
Valid votes1,641,35299.99
Invalid/blank votes1900.01
Total votes1,641,542100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,661,83398.78
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast1,586,518100.0070–30
Total1,586,518100.0070–30
Valid votes1,586,51899.58
Invalid/blank votes6,6170.42
Total votes1,593,135100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,661,83395.87
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp308-310 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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