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1961 Togolese general election

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Field	Value
country	Togo
election_date
registered	627,688
turnout	89.97% ( 25.12pp)
module	{{Infobox election
embed	yes
election_name	Presidential election
type	presidential
next_election	1963 Togolese general election
next_year	1963
ongoing	no
image1	Sylvanus Olympio on March 20, 1962 (cropped).jpg
nominee1	Sylvanus Olympio
party1	CUT
popular_vote1	560,938
percentage1	100%
title	President
before_election	Office established
after_election	Sylvanus Olympio
after_party	CUT
module	{{Infobox legislative election
election_name	Legislative election
previous_election	1958
next_election	1963
embed	yes
seats_for_election	All 52 seats in the National Assembly
majority_seats	27
party1	CUT
leader1	Sylvanus Olympio
last_election1	29
percentage1	100
seats1	52
title	Prime Minister
before_election	Sylvanus Olympio
before_party	CUT
after_election	Office abolished

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 Committee of Togolese Unity was the only candidate. He was elected unopposed, with the PUT won all 52 seats in the National Assembly. Voter turnout was 90.0%.

Results

President

National Assembly

References

[http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html 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

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