1973 Portuguese Timorese Legislative Assembly election

none Elections to a Legislative Assembly were held for the first and only time in Portuguese Timor in March 1973. Background On 2 May 1972 the Portuguese National Assembly passed the Organic Law for the Overseas Territories, which provided for greater autonomy for overseas territories.Enactment of "Organic Law for the Overseas Territories". - Election of Legislative Assemblies and Consultative Councils in Overseas Territories. Keesing's Record of World Events June 1973 19 25948 http://www.keesings.com/ subscription 2018-01-21 2014-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20180121041009/http://www.keesings.com/ dead The existing Legislative Council was expanded from 14 to 21 seats, with 10 members directly elected.Chris Lundry (2009) Separatism and State Cohesion in Eastern Indonesia, ProQuest, p244 Candidates were required to be Portuguese citizens who had lived in Portuguese Timor for more than three years and be able to read and write Portuguese. Voters were required to be literate. As the Portuguese constitution banned political parties at the time, the majority of candidates were put forward by the ruling People's National Action movement, although some civic associations were allowed to nominate candidates. Results Out of a total population of 610,541, only 12,644 people registered to vote. A total of 11,052 people voted, giving a voter turnout of 87.4%. References Legislative Portuguese Timor Category:Parliamentary elections in Timor-Leste Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results