1961 Gabonese general election

none 12 February 1961 Gabon 1957 Gabonese Territorial Assembly election 1957 1967 Gabonese general election 1967 1961 Gabonese general election presidential 98.73% Leon M'ba, 1962. D172-108 (cropped).jpg Léon M'ba Gabonese Democratic Party 315,335 100% President Léon M'ba Gabonese Democratic Party 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. Incumbent Prime Minister Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate,and was elected unopposed.Elections in Gabon https://web.archive.org/web/20180913155913/http://africanelections.tripod.com/ga.html 2018-09-13 African Elections Database 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%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p402 0-19-829645-2 Results President Léon M'ba Gabonese Democratic Bloc 315335 1344 320756 Nohlen et al. National Assembly File:Gabon Assemblee 1961.svg National Union (BDG–UDSG) 315335 67 1344 0 320756 Nohlen et al. References General Gabon Category:Parliamentary elections in Gabon Category:Single-candidate elections Category:Presidential elections in Gabon Category:February 1961 in Africa