General elections were held in Togo on 30 December 1979, alongside a constitutional referendum that confirmed the country's status as a one-party state. Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who had led a coup in 1967, was elected President unopposed,[1] whilst the Rally of the Togolese People (the sole legal party) won all 67 seats in the National Assembly as its list of 67 candidates was approved by voters.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.3% in the parliamentary election and 99.4% in the presidential election.
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Results
editPresident
editCandidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Gnassingbé Eyadéma | Rally of the Togolese People | 1,296,584 | 100.00 | |
Total | 1,296,584 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,296,584 | 99.98 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 267 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 1,296,851 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,303,970 | 99.45 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
editParty | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Rally of the Togolese People | 1,250,942 | 100.00 | 67 | |
Total | 1,250,942 | 100.00 | 67 | |
Valid votes | 1,250,942 | 96.65 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 43,301 | 3.35 | ||
Total votes | 1,294,243 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 1,303,970 | 99.25 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p905 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database