1968 Guinean general election

General elections were held in Guinea on 1 January 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party.[1] Its leader Ahmed Sékou Touré was re-elected President unopposed, whilst in the National Assembly elections the party produced a list of 75 candidates for the 75 seats, which voters were asked to approve.[2] Voter turnout was 99.7%.[3]

1968 Guinean general election
Guinea
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Results

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President

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmed Sékou TouréDemocratic Party of Guinea1,990,726100.00
Total1,990,726100.00
Valid votes1,990,72699.99
Invalid/blank votes1030.01
Total votes1,990,829100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,996,92699.69
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Democratic Party of Guinea1,990,726100.00750
Total1,990,726100.00750
Valid votes1,990,72699.99
Invalid/blank votes1030.01
Total votes1,990,829100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,996,92699.69
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Guinea African Elections Database
  2. ^ Guinea Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p452 ISBN 0-19-829645-2