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| Turnout | 95.41% | ||||||||||
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Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 22 December 1963. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Chadian Progressive Party as the sole legal party. It therefore won all 75 seats in the National Assembly. [1] Voter turnout was 95.41%. [2] [3]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Chadian Progressive Party | 1,352,749 | 99.92 | 75 | –10 | |
| Against | 1,028 | 0.08 | – | – | |
| Total | 1,353,777 | 100.00 | 75 | –10 | |
| Valid votes | 1,353,777 | 99.82 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,434 | 0.18 | |||
| Total votes | 1,356,211 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,421,520 | 95.41 | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | |||||
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