1973 Senegalese general election

1973 Senegalese general election

28 January 1973
Presidential election
Turnout	96.99%
Candidate Léopold Sédar Senghor Party UPS Popular vote 1,357,056 Percentage 100%
President before election Léopold Sédar Senghor UPS Elected President Léopold Sédar Senghor UPS
Parliamentary election
Turnout	96.90%
Party Leader % Seats +/– UPS Léopold Sédar Senghor 100 100 +20 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Senegal on 28 January 1973 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state, with the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) as the sole legal party, As a result, its leader, Léopold Sédar Senghor, was the only candidate in the presidential election and was re-elected unopposed. In the National Assembly election, voters were presented with a list of 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for. Voter turnout was 97%.

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Léopold Sédar Senghor	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,357,056	100.00
Total			1,357,056	100.00
Valid votes			1,357,056	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			303	0.02
Total votes			1,357,359	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,399,433	96.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Senegalese Progressive Union	1,355,306	100.00	100	+20
Total		1,355,306	100.00	100	+20
Valid votes		1,355,306	99.94
Invalid/blank votes		793	0.06
Total votes		1,356,099	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,399,433	96.90
Source: Nohlen et al.