1963 Algerian presidential election
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| Registered | 6,581,340 | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 88.89% | |||||||||||||||
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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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Ahmed Ben Bella | National Liberation Front | 5,805,103 | 99.61 | |
| Against | 22,515 | 0.39 | ||
| Total | 5,827,618 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,827,618 | 99.62 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 22,515 | 0.38 | ||
| Total votes | 5,850,133 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,581,340 | 88.89 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Nohlen et al., p59
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