1963 Algerian presidential election
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 99.6% of the vote, based on an 88.9% turnout.[2]
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Member State of the African Union Member State of the Arab League |
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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