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1968 Spanish Guinean general election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1968 Spanish Guinean general election | |
| country | Spanish Guinea | |
| registered | 137,755 | |
| module | {{Infobox election | |
| embed | yes | |
| election_name | Presidential election | |
| type | presidential | |
| election_date | 22 September 1968 (first round) | |
| 29 September 1968 (second round) | ||
| turnout | 67.48% (first round) | |
| 79.20% (second round) | ||
| next_election | 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election | |
| next_year | 1989 | |
| image1 | Don Francisco Macias.jpg | |
| candidate1 | Francisco Macías Nguema | |
| party1 | IPGE | |
| popular_vote1 | 68,310 | |
| percentage1 | 62.35% | |
| image2 | Bonifacio Ondo Edu.jpg | |
| candidate2 | Bonifacio Ondó Edú | |
| party2 | MUNGE | |
| popular_vote2 | 41,254 | |
| percentage2 | 37.65% | |
| title | President | |
| map | {{Switcher | |
| Second round results by district | default | 2}} |
| posttitle | Elected President | |
| after_election | Francisco Macías Nguema | |
| after_party | Popular Idea | |
| module | {{Infobox legislative election | |
| embed | yes | |
| election_name | Parliamentary election | |
| previous_election | 1964 | |
| next_election | 1973 | |
| seats_for_election | All 35 seats in the National Assembly | |
| majority_seats | 18 | |
| election_date | 22 September 1968 | |
| first_election | yes | |
| noleader | yes | |
| party1 | National Liberation Movement | |
| color1 | #FFD700 | |
| percentage1 | 46.50 | |
| seats1 | 16 | |
| party2 | National Unity Movement | |
| percentage2 | 38.99 | |
| seats2 | 10 | |
| party3 | Popular Idea | |
| percentage3 | 9.11 | |
| seats3 | 2 | |
| party4 | Bubi Union | |
| percentage4 | 5.40 | |
| seats4 | 7 | |
| color4 | #005488 | |
| map | Elecciones legislativas de Guinea Ecuatorial de 1968 - Resultados por circunscripción.svg | |
| map_caption | Results by constituency. |
29 September 1968 (second round) 79.20% (second round) | [[File:Elecciones presidenciales de Guinea Ecuatorial de 1968 - Resultados por distrito (primera vuelta).svg|300px]] | First round results by district | [[File:Elecciones presidenciales de Guinea Ecuatorial de 1968 - Resultados por distrito (segunda vuelta).svg|300px]] | Second round results by district|default=2}}
General elections were held in Spanish Guinea on 22 September 1968 to elect a President and National Assembly that would lead the country when it gained independence as Equatorial Guinea later that year. A second round of the presidential election was held on 29 September.
Francisco Macías Nguema of the Popular Idea led the field in the first round, advancing to a runoff with Prime Minister Bonifacio Ondó Edú. With the endorsement of eliminated candidates Atanasio Ndongo and Edmundo Bossio, Macías Nguema defeated Ondó Edú in the runoff. Ondó Edú's National Unity Movement and Ndongo's National Liberation Movement won ten seats each in the National Assembly, while the Popular Idea won eight. Voter turnout was 67 percent in the first round and 79 percent in the second round.
After Macias Nguema's victory, he appointed Ndongo as Equatorial Guinea's first Foreign Minister and Bossio as Vice-President, while he ordered Ondó Edú's execution shortly after independence. To date, it has been the only free election ever held in Equatorial Guinea. Over the next four years, Macias Nguema consolidated his power step by step; in 1970 he set up the United National Workers' Party as the only legally permitted party in the country and by 1972 he had declared himself President for Life with dictatorial powers. As a result, the 1968 elections would be the last contested elections held in the country until 1993.
Results
President
First round results by region
| District | Invalid/blank | Bosió | Ondó | Ndongo | Macías |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Po | 21 | 4,795 | 351 | 3,970 | 373 |
| Annobón | 0 | 0 | 575 | 1 | 0 |
| Río Muni | 1256 | 0 | 31,015 | 13,976 | 36,329 |
| Corisco y Elobeyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 14 |
| Total | 1,281 | 4,795 | 31,941 | 18,223 | 36,716 |
| Source: Álvarez Chillida |
Second round results by region
| District | Invalid/blank | Ondó | Macías |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Po | 9 | 338 | 9,259 |
| Annobón | 0 | 715 | 1 |
| Río Muni | 528 | 40,197 | 58,708 |
| Corisco y Elobeyes | 0 | 4 | 342 |
| Total | 537 | 41,254 | 68,310 |
| Source: Álvarez Chillida |
First round results by district
| District | Invalid/blank | Bosió | Ondó | Ndongo | Macías |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos | 11 | 1,828 | 74 | 697 | 30 |
| San Fernando | 0 | 191 | 40 | 664 | 49 |
| Santa Isabel | 10 | 2,776 | 237 | 2,609 | 294 |
| Annobón | 0 | 0 | 575 | 1 | 0 |
| Acurenam | 14 | 0 | 3,567 | 437 | 85 |
| Bata | 32 | 0 | 1439 | 4,818 | 2,438 |
| Ebebiyín | 471 | 0 | 2,739 | 197 | 12,207 |
| Evinayong | 1 | 0 | 10,454 | 180 | 62 |
| Micomeseng | 272 | 0 | 1,519 | 121 | 6946 |
| Mongomo | 9 | 0 | 1116 | 33 | 4,787 |
| N'sorc | 37 | 0 | 2,261 | 137 | 1,850 |
| Puerto Iradier | 9 | 0 | 615 | 4,314 | 27 |
| Río Benito | 331 | 0 | 1,680 | 3,055 | 50 |
| Niefang | 37 | 0 | 3,395 | 546 | 3397 |
| Valladolid | 43 | 0 | 2,230 | 149 | 4480 |
| Corisco y Elobeyes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 14 |
| Total | 1,281 | 4,795 | 31,941 | 18,223 | 36,716 |
| Source: Álvarez Chillida |
Second round results by district
| District | Invalid/blank | Ondó | Macías |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Carlos | 2 | 67 | 2,780 |
| San Fernando | 0 | 48 | 844 |
| Santa Isabel | 7 | 223 | 5,635 |
| Annobón | 0 | 715 | 1 |
| Acurenam | 49 | 4,376 | 425 |
| Bata | 54 | 2,288 | 7,990 |
| Ebebiyín | 247 | 3107 | 14,238 |
| Evinayong | 5 | 12047 | 74 |
| Micomeseng | 8 | 1,650 | 8,149 |
| Mongomo | 50 | 1,290 | 5,863 |
| N'sorc | 47 | 3,594 | 2,553 |
| Puerto Iradier | 33 | 1,150 | 5,482 |
| Río Benito | 2 | 2,977 | 3,763 |
| Niefang | 21 | 4,701 | 4,381 |
| Valladolid | 12 | 3,017 | 5,790 |
| Corisco y Elobeyes | 0 | 4 | 342 |
| Total | 537 | 41,254 | 68,310 |
| Source: Álvarez Chillida |
National Assembly
Votes by constituency
| Constituency | MUN | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Pro-Ondó) | MONALIGE (Pro-Macías) | MONALIGE (Pro-Ndongo) | IP | UB | MUN | ||||||||
| (Pro-Macías) | National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea}};" colspan="2" | Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea}};" colspan="2" | National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea}};" colspan="2" | Fernando Po | Annobón | Río Muni | Corisco y Elobeyes | ||||||
| 347 | 3.7 | 381 | 4.0 | 3,974 | 41.8 | – | – | 4,975 | 50.5 | – | – | ||
| 575 | 99.8 | – | – | 1 | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 31,014 | 38.0 | 24,281 | 29.7 | 13,940 | 17.1 | 8,397 | 10.3 | – | – | 4,010 | 4.9 | ||
| – | – | 14 | 4.9 | 276 | 95.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Seats by constituency
| Constituency | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seats | Seats won | MUN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Pro-Ondó) | MONALIGE (Pro-Macías) | MONALIGE (Pro-Ndongo) | IP | UB | National Unity Movement of Equatorial Guinea}};" | Popular Idea of Equatorial Guinea}};" | Fernando Po | 12 | Annobón | 2 | Río Muni | 19 | Corisco y Elobeyes | 2 | Total | 35 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |
Elected members
- Alfredo King Tomas
- Ángel Etugu Oguono
- Antonio Eworo Obama
- Antonio Ndongo
- Armando Balboa
- Clemente Ateba Nso
- Cristina Makoli
- Cristóbal Ondó Alogo
- Domicilio Sila
- Enrique Ncuna Ndongo
- Federico Makendengue Eouabo
- Gaspar Copariate Burkbake
- Gustavo Watson Buebake
- Juan Bestue
- Juan Nguema
- Julio Ngundi Nadjaba
- Lorenza Matute
- Manuel Gerona Hombria
- Manuel Nguema Obono
- Marcelino Ngale Econo
- Marcelo Epám Uri
- Mariano Ganet Bokuo
- Mariano Mba Michá
- Martín Esono Ndongo
- Maximiliano Michá
- Primo José Escono Micá
- Raimundo Ela Nvé
- Ramon Itanguino Elambani
- Ricardo Bolopá Esape
- Roberto Jora
- Salvador Boleko Ripole
- Saturnino Ibongo Ivanga
- Sebastián Oburu Masie
- Pastor Torao Sikara
- Salvador Nsamio Nsema
References
References
- [http://africanelections.tripod.com/gq.html Elections in Equatorial Guinea] African Elections Database
- Rafael de Mendizábal Allende (2018) [https://www.boe.es/biblioteca_juridica/abrir_pdf.php?id=PUB-DH-2018-96 ''Misión en África. La descolonización de Guinea Ecuatorial (1968-1969)''] p102
- ''Africa; revista de acción española'', Volume 25, p24
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