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General elections were held in
Ivory Coast on 16 November 1975 to elect a
President and
National Assembly. At the time the country was a
one-party state with the
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader
Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed,
[1] whilst in the National Assembly election the PDCI-RDA won all 120 seats (increased from 100 at the
previous elections).
[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.3% in the parliamentary election and 99.8% in the presidential election.
[3]
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|
|
Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Democratic Party ofIvory Coast | 2,404,905 | 100.00 |
Total | 2,404,905 | 100.00 |
|
Valid votes | 2,404,905 | 99.98 |
---|
Invalid/blank votes | 502 | 0.02 |
---|
Total votes | 2,405,407 | 100.00 |
---|
Registered voters/turnout | 2,410,042 | 99.81 |
---|
Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|
|
Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 2,390,566 | 100.00 | 120 | +20 |
Total | 2,390,566 | 100.00 | 120 | +20 |
|
Valid votes | 2,390,566 | 99.90 | |
---|
Invalid/blank votes | 2,453 | 0.10 | |
---|
Total votes | 2,393,019 | 100.00 | |
---|
Registered voters/turnout | 2,410,042 | 99.29 | |
---|
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References