1962 Chadian parliamentary election

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1962 Chadian parliamentary election
Chad
← 1959 4 March 1962 1963 →

All 85 seats in the National Assembly
Turnout86.95%
Party Leader % Seats +/–
PPT François Tombalbaye 100 85 +28
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Parliamentary elections were held in Chad on 4 March 1962,[1] following a change to the constitution which had made the country a one-party state with the Chadian Progressive Party as the sole legal party. It therefore won all seats in the National Assembly.[2] Voter turnout was 87.5%.[3]

Results[edit]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Chadian Progressive Party1,124,214100.0085+28
Total1,124,214100.0085+1
Valid votes1,124,21499.62
Invalid/blank votes4,2890.38
Total votes1,128,503100.00
Registered voters/turnout1,297,90886.95
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chad: Authoritarian regimes, elections and coups (1962-1996) EISA
  2. ^ Elections in Chad African Elections Database
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p232 ISBN 0-19-829645-2