1961 Togolese general election

none January 2023 Togo yes 1961 04 09 627,688 89.97% ( 25.12pp) yes Presidential election presidential 1963 Togolese general election 1963 no Sylvanus Olympio on March 20, 1962 (cropped).jpg Sylvanus Olympio CUT 560,938 100% President Office established Sylvanus Olympio CUT Legislative election 1958 1963 yes All 52 seats in the National Assembly 27 CUT Sylvanus Olympio 29 100 52 Prime Minister Sylvanus Olympio CUT Office abolished General elections were held in Togo on 9 April 1961, alongside a constitutional referendum. It was the first time the President had been directly elected, and Prime Minister Sylvanus Olympio of the Committee of Togolese Unity was the only candidate. He was elected unopposed, with the PUT won all 52 seats in the National Assembly.Elections in Togo https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032004/http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html 6 March 2013 African Elections Database Voter turnout was 90.0%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p903 0-19-829645-2 Results President Sylvanus Olympio Committee of Togolese Unity 560938 3779 627688 Nohlen et al. National Assembly File:Togo Assemblee 1961.svg Committee of Togolese Unity 560938 52 +23 3779 +6 627688 Nohlen et al. References Togo General Category:Elections in Togo Category:Single-candidate elections Category:One-party elections Category:Presidential elections in Togo Togo