Swazi general election, 1964

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General elections were held in Swaziland in June 1964. The result was a victory for the Imbokodvo National Movement, which won eight of the directly-elected seats and all eight Tinkhundla seats.^[1]

Electoral system

The elections were held using two voter rolls; a national roll elected eight Africans in "Open seats" and four Europeans from "Reserved seats" between 23 and 25 June, whilst a European roll elected a further four Europeans on 17 June.^[2] A further eight seats were elected by the Tinkhundla ("chiefdoms grouped for age regiment mobilisation").^[1]

Results

Party	Open seats			Reserved seats			European seats			Total seats
Party	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
Imbokodvo National Movement	79,683	85.3	8	6,385	19.9	0	−	−	−	8
United Swaziland Association	−	−	−	20,093	62.7	4	4,093	59.2	4	8
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress	11,464	12.3	0	−	−	−	−	−	−	0
Swaziland Democratic Party	1,271	1.3	0	4,717	14.6	0	−	−	−	0
Swaziland Independence Front	−	−	−	−	−	−	2,145	31.1	0	0
Swaziland Progressive Party (Nquku)	589	0.6	0	981	3.5	0	−	−	−	0
Swaziland Progressive Party (Mabuza)	267	0.3	0	−	−	−	−	−	−	0
Independents	−	−	−	−	−	−	669	9.7	0	0
Tinkhundla seats	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	8
Total	93,274	100	8	32,176	100	4	6,907	100	4	24

Valid votes		89.3
Invalid/blank votes		10.3					36
Total votes cast	73,109	100
Registered voters/turnout	139,156	52.5					2,209	85
Source: Sternberger et al.^[2]

References

1 2 Swaziland: The 1964 election EISA
1 2 Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, pp2120−2121

Elections in Swaziland

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Referendums	1962 1964

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