Dahomeyan presidential election, May 1968
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Presidential elections were held in Dahomey on 5 May 1968. Basile Adjou won with 84% of the vote, but the results were invalidated due to insufficient voter turnout (turnout was just 26%).[1][2] A referendum on 28 July resulted in Émile Derlin Zinsou being confirmed as president.
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Basile Adjou | 241,273 | 84.0 |
| Urbain Karim da Silva | 19,319 | 6.7 |
| Eustache Prudencio | 11,359 | 3.9 |
| Paul Hazoumé | 11,091 | 3.9 |
| Jean-Baptiste Vierin | 4,350 | 1.5 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,275 | – |
| Total | 295,667 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,138,388 | 26.0 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References
- ↑ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
- ↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p93 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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