General elections were held in Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

 on 2 November 1969 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Tunisia

The Chamber of Deputies is the lower chamber of the Parliament of Tunisia, the bicameral legislative branch of the government of Tunisia. It has 189 seats and members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms. 20% of the seats are reserved for the opposition. Elections are held in the...

. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Socialist Destourian Party

Socialist Destourian Party

The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...

 (PSD) as the sole legal party. Its leader, Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...

, was the only candidate in the presidential election, and was re-elected unopposed. In the Chamber election, the PSD put forward a single list of candidates in each constituency. Voter turnout was 99.8% in the presidential election and 94.7% in the Chamber election.

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman, the Founder and the first President of the Republic of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 until 7 November 1987...	Socialist Destourian Party Socialist Destourian Party The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...		100
Total			100

Chamber of Deputies

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! colspan="2" align="left" | Parties
! Votes !! % !! Seats !! +/-
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| align="left" | Socialist Destourian Party

Socialist Destourian Party

The Socialist Destourian Party was the ruling political party of Tunisia from 1964 to 1988. Bahi Ladgham was the first Prime Minister from the party and Hédi Baccouche was the last. It was founded on October 22, 1964 and disbanded on February 27, 1988. Habib Bourgiba was the first president of the...

|| 1,363,939 || 100.0 || 101 || -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Valid votes !! 1,363,939 !! 99.8 !! 101 !! -
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Blank or invalid votes || 3,183 || 0.2
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|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
! colspan="2" align="left" | Total !! 1,367,122 !! 100.0
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Voter turnout
| colspan="2" | 94.7
|- style="background:#E9E9E9;"
| colspan="2" align="left" | Electorate
| colspan="2" | 1,443,347
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| colspan="6" | Source: Nohlen et al.
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