1961 Guinean presidential election|
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Presidential elections were held in Guinea for the first time on 15 January 1961. Incumbent Ahmed Sékou Touré, who had automatically become President when the country gained independence in 1958, was the only candidate (as the country as a one-party state with his Democratic Party of Guinea as the sole legal party at the time), and was re-elected unopposed.[1]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Ahmed Sekou Touré | Democratic Party of Guinea | 1,576,580 | 100.00 |
| Total | 1,576,580 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 1,576,580 | 99.99 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 167 | 0.01 |
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| Total votes | 1,576,747 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,586,544 | 99.38 |
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| Source: Sternberger et al.[2] |
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