1964 Swazi general election

General elections were held in Swaziland in June 1964 to elect members of the Legislative Council. The result was a victory for the Imbokodvo National Movement, which won eight of the directly-elected seats and all eight Tinkhundla seats.[1]

Electoral system

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The elections were held using two voter rolls; a national roll elected eight Africans in "Open seats" and four Europeans from "Reserved seats" between 23 and 25 June, whilst a European roll elected a further four Europeans on 17 June.[2] A further eight seats were elected by the Tinkhundla ("chiefdoms grouped for age regiment mobilisation").[1]

Results

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PartyOpen seatsReserved seatsEuropean seatsTotal
seats
Votes%SeatsVotes%SeatsVotes%Seats
Imbokodvo National Movement79,68385.4386,38519.8408
United Swaziland Association20,09362.4544,09359.2648
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress11,46412.2900
Swaziland Democratic Party1,2711.3604,71714.6600
Swaziland Independence Front2,14531.0600
Swaziland Progressive Party (Nquku)5890.6309813.0500
Swaziland Progressive Party (Mabuza)2670.2900
Independents6699.6900
Tinkhundla seats8
Total93,274100.00832,176100.0046,907100.00424
Total votes73,109
Registered voters/turnout139,15652.542,20985
Source: Sternberger et al.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Swaziland: The 1964 election EISA
  2. ^ a b Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp2120−2121