1963 Togolese general election

General elections were held in Togo on 5 May 1963, alongside a constitutional referendum. It followed a military coup earlier in the year which had ousted (and killed) President Sylvanus Olympio, who had dissolved all political parties except his own Party of Togolese Unity in 1961. Nicolas Grunitzky, who had served as Prime Minister since shortly after the coup was elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly election, a single list of candidates containing members of the Party of Togolese Unity, Juvento, the Democratic Union of the Togolese People and the Togolese People's Movement (all of which had 14 seats) was put forward under the name "Reconciliation and National Union". It was approved by 98.6% of voters. Voter turnout was 91.1%.[1]

1963 Togolese presidential election
5 May 1963 (1963-05-05)
 
Nominee Nicolas Grunitzky
Party PTP
Popular vote 568,893
Percentage 100%
President before election

Emmanuel Bodjollé
Military

 Elected President

Nicolas Grunitzky
PTP

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Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Nicolas GrunitzkyTogolese People's Movement568,893100.00
Total568,893100.00
Valid votes568,89397.70
Invalid/blank votes13,4162.30
Total votes582,309100.00
Registered voters/turnout639,52491.05
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly
PartyVotes%Seats
Reconciliation and National Union568,89398.6156
Against7,9931.39–
Total576,886100.0056
Valid votes576,88699.07
Invalid/blank votes5,4230.93
Total votes582,309100.00
Registered voters/turnout639,52491.05
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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