General elections were held in Togo on 9 April 1961, alongside a constitutional referendum. It was the first time the President had been directly elected, and Prime Minister Sylvanus Olympio of the Party of Togolese Unity was the only candidate. He was elected unopposed, with the PUT won all 52 seats in the National Assembly.[1] Voter turnout was 90.0%.[2]
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Results edit
President edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Sylvanus Olympio | Party of Togolese Unity | 560,938 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 560,938 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 560,938 | 99.33 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | 0.67 | ||
| Total votes | 564,717 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 89.97 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
National Assembly edit
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Party of Togolese Unity | 560,938 | 100.00 | 52 | +23 | |
| Total | 560,938 | 100.00 | 52 | +6 | |
| Valid votes | 560,938 | 99.33 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 3,779 | 0.67 | |||
| Total votes | 564,717 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 627,688 | 89.97 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
References edit
- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 ISBN 0-19-829645-2