1970 Ivorian general election

General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 29 November 1970 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was 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 elected President unopposed,[1] whilst in the National Assembly election, a list of 100 PDCI-RDA candidates (chosen from 650 applicants by the party's executive authorities) for the 100 seats (increased from 85 at the previous elections) was presented to the electorate for approval.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.9% in the parliamentary election and 99.2% in the presidential election.[3]

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Results

President
CandidatePartyVotes%
Félix Houphouët-BoignyDemocratic Party of Ivory Coast2,003,046100.00
Total2,003,046100.00
Valid votes2,003,04699.97
Invalid/blank votes6680.03
Total votes2,003,714100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,020,00099.19
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast1,997,560100.00100+15
Total1,997,560100.00100+15
Valid votes1,997,56099.90
Invalid/blank votes2,0830.10
Total votes1,999,643100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,020,00098.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

References
  1. Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. Ivory Coast Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp309-310 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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