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General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 and 20 April 1967 to elect members of the House of Assembly. [1] The result was a second successive victory for the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement, which won 79.4% of the vote and all 24 seats. [2]
Unlike the previous election in which there were two voter rolls for black and white voters, the election was held with a single voter roll, with each voter having three votes. [3]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imbokodvo National Movement | 191,160 | 79.34 | 24 | +15 | |
| Ngwane National Liberatory Congress | 48,744 | 20.23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swaziland United Front | 681 | 0.28 | 0 | New | |
| Swaziland Progressive Party | 356 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 240,941 | 100.00 | 24 | 0 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 106,121 | – | |||
| Source: Nohlen et al., [3] Sternberger et al. [4] | |||||
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