1973 Gabonese general election

23 February 1973

Presidential election

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Turnout

97.75%


Candidate	Omar Bongo
Party	PDG
Popular vote	515,841
Percentage	100%

President before election

Omar Bongo
PDG

Elected President

Omar Bongo
PDG

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General elections were held in Gabon on 25 February 1973 to elect a President and the National Assembly. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) as the sole legal party. PDG leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was elected unopposed. In the National Assembly election the PDG put forward a list of 70 candidates for the 70 seats in the expanded Assembly. Voter turnout was allegedly 97.8%.

Results

President


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Omar Bongo	Gabonese Democratic Party	515,841	100.00
Total			515,841	100.00

Valid votes			515,841	99.60
Invalid/blank votes			2,091	0.40
Total votes			517,932	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			529,828	97.75
Source: Nohlen et al.

National Assembly


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Gabonese Democratic Party	515,841	100.00	70	+23
Total		515,841	100.00	70	+23

Valid votes		515,841	99.60
Invalid/blank votes		2,091	0.40
Total votes		517,932	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		529,828	97.75
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
Gabon Inter-Parliamentary Union
Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p403 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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