1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

1975 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

30 June 1975 1980  →
Registered	121,724
Turnout	86.7%
First party   Leader Aristides Pereira Party PAIGC Seats won 56 Popular vote 100,835 Percentage 95.6%
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before election Vicente Almeida d'Eça Colonial governor Elected Prime Minister Aristides Pereira PAIGC

Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde in June 1975 in preparation for independence from Portugal on 5 July. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde was the sole legal party at the time, ^[1] with voters being asked to approve or reject a PAIGC list of 56 members for the National People's Assembly. Its party leader was Aristides Pereira. The list was approved by 95.6% of voters, with a turnout of 86.7%. ^[2]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde	100,835	95.58	56
Against		4,668	4.42	–
Total		105,503	100.00	56
Registered voters/turnout		121,724	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
2. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p195 ISBN   0-19-829645-2