1973 Senegalese general election|
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Presidential election |
| Turnout | 96.99% |
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Parliamentary election |
| Turnout | 96.90% |
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. |
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General elections were held in Senegal on 28 January 1973 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state, with the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) as the sole legal party, As a result, its leader, Léopold Sédar Senghor, was the only candidate in the presidential election and was re-elected unopposed.[1] In the National Assembly election, voters were presented with a list of 100 UPS candidates (for the 100 seats) to vote for.[2] Voter turnout was 97%.[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,357,056 | 100.00 |
| Total | 1,357,056 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 1,357,056 | 99.98 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 303 | 0.02 |
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| Total votes | 1,357,359 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,399,433 | 96.99 |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
National Assembly
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,355,306 | 100.00 | 100 | +20 |
| Total | 1,355,306 | 100.00 | 100 | +20 |
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| Valid votes | 1,355,306 | 99.94 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 793 | 0.06 | |
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| Total votes | 1,356,099 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,399,433 | 96.90 | |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References