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.[1] In the National Assembly election, voters were presented with a list of 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 93.0% in the parliamentary elections and 97% in the presidential election.[3]

Results

President

CandidatePartyVotes%
Léopold Sédar SenghorSenegalese Progressive Union1,357,056100.00
Total1,357,056100.00
Valid votes1,357,05699.98
Invalid/blank votes3030.02
Total votes1,357,359100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,399,43396.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Senegalese Progressive Union1,355,306100.00100+20
Total1,355,306100.00100+20
Valid votes1,355,30699.94
Invalid/blank votes7930.06
Total votes1,356,099100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,399,43396.90
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ↑ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
  2. ↑ Senegal Inter-Parliamentary Union
  3. ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p765–770 ISBN 0-19-829645-2


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