1970 Ivorian general election

General elections were held in Ivory Coast on 29 November 1970 to elect a President and National Assembly. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) as the sole legal party. Its leader Félix Houphouët-Boigny was elected President unopposed,[1] whilst in the National Assembly election, a list of 100 PDCI-RDA candidates (chosen from 650 applicants by the party's executive authorities) for the 100 seats (increased from 85 at the previous elections) was presented to the electorate for approval.[2] Voter turnout was reported to be 98.9% in the parliamentary election and 99.2% in the presidential election.[3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Democratic Party of Ivory Coast	2,003,046	100.00
Total			2,003,046	100.00
Valid votes			2,003,046	99.97
Invalid/blank votes			668	0.03
Total votes			2,003,714	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			2,020,000	99.19
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Democratic Party of Ivory Coast	1,997,560	100.00	100	+15
Total		1,997,560	100.00	100	+15
Valid votes		1,997,560	99.90
Invalid/blank votes		2,083	0.10
Total votes		1,999,643	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,020,000	98.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
2. Ivory Coast Inter-Parliamentary Union
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp309-310 ISBN 0-19-829645-2