1973 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election

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Parliamentary elections were held in the People's Republic of the Congo on 24 June 1973 alongside a constitutional referendum. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Congolese Party of Labour as the sole legal party. [1] As such, it won all 115 seats in the People's National Assembly. Voter turnout was 83%. [2]

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Congolese Party of Labour 375,382100.00115
Total375,382100.00115
Valid votes375,38268.16
Invalid/blank votes175,35731.84
Total votes550,739100.00
Registered voters/turnout662,09883.18
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Elections in Congo-Brazzaville African Elections Database
  2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p270 ISBN   0-19-829645-2