1963 Algerian presidential election

1963 Algerian presidential election

15 September 1963 1976  →
Registered	6,581,340
Turnout	88.89%
Candidate Ahmed Ben Bella Party FLN Popular vote 5,805,103 Percentage 99.61%

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Algeria on 15 September 1963. ^[1] Incumbent Ahmed Ben Bella of the National Liberation Front (the sole legal party) was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 99.61% of the vote, based on an 89% turnout. ^[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Ahmed Ben Bella	National Liberation Front	5,805,103	99.61
Against			22,515	0.39
Total			5,827,618	100.00
Valid votes			5,827,618	99.62
Invalid/blank votes			22,515	0.38
Total votes			5,850,133	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			6,581,340	88.89
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
2. Nohlen et al., p59