1967 Swazi general election

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General elections were held in Swaziland on 19 and 20 April 1967. The result was a second successive victory for the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement, which won 79.4% of the vote and all 24 seats.[1]

Electoral system[]

Unlike the previous election in which there were two voter rolls for black and white voters, the election was held with a single voter roll, with each voter having three votes.[2]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Imbokodvo National Movement191,16079.3424+15
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress48,74420.2300
Swaziland United Front6810.280New
Swaziland Progressive Party3560.1500
Total240,941100.00240
Registered voters/turnout106,121
Source: Nohlen et al.,[2] Sternberger et al.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Swaziland: 1967 Pre-independence General Election EISA
  2. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p868 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
  3. ^ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p2122
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