1978 Swazi general election

none General elections were held in Swaziland on 27 October 1978. The elections were held using the tinkhundla system, in which voters elected 80 members (out of the 160 candidates) to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non-party candidates for the Parliament, whilst the King appointed a further ten.Elections in Swaziland https://web.archive.org/web/20060424234158/http://africanelections.tripod.com/sz.html#1978_House_of_Assembly_Election 2006-04-24 African Elections Database The new system strengthened the position of the country's traditionalists.Tinkhundla elections, 1978-1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021035519/http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/swatinkudlaelection.htm 2013-10-21 EISA The number of seats had been increased from 24 (at the last election in 1972) to 50 due to a significant population increase. There was no voter registration and chiefs were required to ensure that only Swazi citizens could vote. References Category:Non-partisan elections 1978 Election Swaziland Category:October 1978 in Africa