1961 Gabonese general election

1961 Gabonese general election

12 February 1961
Turnout	98.73%
Candidate Léon M'ba Party PDG Popular vote 315,335 Percentage 100%
Elected President Léon M'ba PDG

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General elections were held in Gabon on 12 February 1961 to elect a President and the National Assembly. It was the first time a president had been elected, with Prime Minister Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc being the only candidate and was elected unopposed.^[1] In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc and the Gabonese Democratic and Social Union put forward a joint list of candidates unopposed under the name "National Union". Voter turnout was allegedly 98.7%.^[2]

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	National Union (BDG–UDSG)	315,335	100.00	67
Total		315,335	100.00	67
Valid votes		315,335	99.58
Invalid/blank votes		1,344	0.42
Total votes		316,679	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		320,756	98.73
Source: Nohlen et al.