Sierra Leonean general election, 1962

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General elections were held in Sierra Leone in May 1962, just over a year after the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. The first to be held under universal suffrage, they were won by the ruling Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP), although his party received less votes than independent candidates.^[1] SLPP leader Milton Margai remained Prime Minister.

Campaign

A total of 216 candidates contested the 62 seats, of which seven were won unopposed; four by the SLPP, two by the All People's Congress (APC) and one by an independent one. The SLPP nominated 59 candidates, the APC 32 and the Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement and the United Progressive Party four each. The other 117 candidates were independents.^[2]

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/−
Sierra Leone People's Party	230,118	34.7	28	+4
All People's Congress	114,333	17.2	16	New
Sierra Leone Progressive Independence Movement	34,839	5.2	4	New
United Progressive Party	1,660	0.3	0	−5
Independents	282,724	42.6	14	+4
Indirectly elected paramount chiefs	−	−	12	0
Total	663,674	100	74	+13
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp798-799 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
↑ Dolf Sternberger, Bernhard Vogel, Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband, p1903

Elections and referendums in Sierra Leone

Presidential elections	1985 1996 2002 2007 2012

Parliamentary elections	1924 1929 1934 1939 1943 1951 1957 1962 1967 1973 1977 1982 1986 1996 2002 2007 2012

Referendums	1978 1991

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