Ivorian general election, 1970

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 Côte d'Ivoire – 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

Presidential election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	2,003,046	100
Invalid/blank votes		668	–
Total		2,003,714	100
Registered voters/turnout		2,020,000	99.2
Source: Nohlen et al.

Parliamentary election

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	1,997,560	100	100	+15
Invalid/blank votes	2,083	–	–	–
Total	1,999,643	100	100	+15
Registered voters/turnout	2,020,000	98.9	–	–
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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