Democratic Republic of the Congo parliamentary election, 1970
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
on 15 November 1970. The only legal party was the Popular Movement of the Revolution
, with voters being asked to vote "yes" or "no" to the official list of 420 candidates for the National Assembly
, who had been chosen from 2,500 applicants at the party's congress on 19 September 1970. As with the presidential election
earlier in the month, the voters approved the candidates with over 99% of the votes.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
on 15 November 1970. The only legal party was the Popular Movement of the Revolution
Popular Movement of the Revolution
The Popular Movement of the Revolution was a Zairian political party established on May 20, 1967 by then-President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu .-Ideology:...
, with voters being asked to vote "yes" or "no" to the official list of 420 candidates for the National Assembly
National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Composition of the National Assembly...
, who had been chosen from 2,500 applicants at the party's congress on 19 September 1970. As with the presidential election
Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election, 1970
A presidential election was held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 1 November 1970. The only candidate was Joseph Mobutu, who had taken power in a military coup five years earlier...
earlier in the month, the voters approved the candidates with over 99% of the votes.
Results
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For | 9,691,132 | 99.06 | |
| Against | 92,378 | 0.94 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 91,007 | ||
| Total | 9,854,517 | 100 | |
| Source: Inter-Parliamentary Union | |||