May 1968 Dahomeyan presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Dahomey on 5 May 1968. Basile Adjou won with 84% of the vote, but the results were invalidated due to insufficient voter turnout (turnout was just 26%).^[1]^[2] A referendum on 28 July resulted in Émile Derlin Zinsou being confirmed as president.^[3]

Results


Candidate	Votes	%
Basile Adjou	241,273	83.95
Urbain Karim da Silva	19,319	6.72
Eustache Prudencio	11,359	3.95
Paul Hazoumé	11,091	3.86
Jean-Baptiste Vierin	4,350	1.51
Total	287,392	100.00

Valid votes	287,392	97.20
Invalid/blank votes	8,275	2.80
Total votes	295,667	100.00
Registered voters/turnout	1,138,388	25.97
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

^ Elections in Benin African Elections Database
^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p93 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ "29. Dahomey/Benin (1960-present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

[1] Elections in Benin African Elections Database

[2] Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p93 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

[3] "29. Dahomey/Benin (1960-present)". University of Central Arkansas. Retrieved 2023-04-25.

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