title: 1963 Senegalese general election
text: # 1963 Senegalese general election
  
  General elections were held in Senegal on 1 December 1963. It was the first time the President had been directly elected. However, incumbent Léopold Sédar Senghor of the Senegalese Progressive Union (UPS) was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. The UPS also won all 80 seats in the National Assembly with 94.2% of the vote. Voter turnout was around 86% for the presidential election and 90% for the Assembly election.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### President
  
  | Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Léopold Sédar Senghor | Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,149,935 | 100.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | 1,149,935 | 100.00 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,149,935 | 99.47 |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 6,124 | 0.53 |
  | Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,156,059 | 100.00 |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,339,679 | 86.29 |
  | Source: Sternberger et al. |||||
  
  ### National Assembly
  
  | | Senegalese Progressive Union | 1,132,518 | 94.20 | 80 | 0 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Senegalese Democracy and Unity | 69,776 | 5.80 | 0 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 1,202,294 | 100.00 | 80 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 1,202,294 | 99.88 | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 1,488 | 0.12 | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 1,203,782 | 100.00 | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 1,339,679 | 89.86 | | |
  | Source: Sternberger et al. ||||||
  