1963 Algerian presidential election

1963 Algerian presidential election

15 September 1963 1976 →
Registered6,581,340
Turnout88.89%
 
Candidate Ahmed Ben Bella
Party FLN
Popular vote 5,805,103
Percentage 99.61%

Presidential elections were held for the first time in Algeria on 15 September 1963.[1] Incumbent Ahmed Ben Bella of the National Liberation Front (the sole legal party) was the only candidate, and was re-elected with 99.61% of the vote, based on an 89% turnout.[2]

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Ahmed Ben BellaNational Liberation Front5,805,10399.61
Against22,5150.39
Total5,827,618100.00
Valid votes5,827,61899.62
Invalid/blank votes22,5150.38
Total votes5,850,133100.00
Registered voters/turnout6,581,34088.89
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p59