1975 Ivorian general election

General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 16 November 1975 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed,^[1] whilst in the National Assembly election the PDCI-RDA won all 120 seats (increased from 100 at the previous elections).^[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.3% in the parliamentary election and 99.8% in the presidential election.^[3]

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Democratic Party ofIvory Coast	2,404,905	100.00
Total			2,404,905	100.00

Valid votes			2,404,905	99.98
Invalid/blank votes			502	0.02
Total votes			2,405,407	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,410,042	99.81
Source: Nohlen et al.


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Ivory Coast	2,390,566	100.00	120	+20
Total		2,390,566	100.00	120	+20

Valid votes		2,390,566	99.90
Invalid/blank votes		2,453	0.10
Total votes		2,393,019	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,410,042	99.29
Source: Nohlen et al.

^ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
^ Ivory Coast Inter-Parliamentary Union
^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p309-311 ISBN 0-19-829645-2