1967 Gabonese general election

1967 Gabonese general election

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Presidential election
Turnout	99.41%
Candidate Léon M'ba Party PDG Popular vote 346,587 Percentage 100%
President before election Léon M'ba PDG Elected President Léon M'ba PDG

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General elections were held in Gabon on 19 March 1967 to elect a President and the National Assembly. Incumbent Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed.^[1] In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only party to contest the election, and won all 47 seats. Voter turnout was 99.4%.^[2]

On 27 November 1967, just days after he took his presidential oath at the Gabonese embassy, M'ba died from cancer, and was succeeded by Ali Bernard Bongo. He declared the country a one-party state the following year.

Results

President

National Assembly

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