Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde in June 1975 in preparation for independence from Portugal on 5 July. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was the sole legal party at the time,[1] with voters being asked to approve or reject a PAIGC list of 56 members for the National People's Assembly. Its party leader was Aristides Pereira. The list was approved by 95.6% of voters, with a turnout of 86.7%.[2]
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| Registered | 121,724 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 86.7% | ||||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde | 100,835 | 95.58 | 56 | |
| Against | 4,668 | 4.42 | – | |
| Total | 105,503 | 100.00 | 56 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 121,724 | – | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References edit
- ^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p195 ISBN 0-19-829645-2