1964 Tunisian general election

General elections were held in Tunisia in 8 November 1964 to elect a President and Chamber of Deputies. A year earlier, the country had been formally declared a one-party state with the Socialist Destourian Party (PSD, formerly the Neo Destour) as the sole legal party.^[1] However, the country had effectively been a one-party state since independence in 1956.

1964 Tunisian general election

← 1959 8 November 1964 1969 →

Presidential election

Nominee Habib Bourguiba Party PSD Popular vote 1,255,153 Percentage 100%

President before election Habib Bourguiba PSD Elected President Habib Bourguiba PSD

In the presidential election, incumbent Habib Bourguiba was re-elected unopposed; as the chairman of the PSD, he was the only candidate for president. In the Chamber election, voters were presented with a single list from the PSD, which won all 101 seats.^[2] Voter turnout was 96.8%.^[3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Habib Bourguiba	Socialist Destourian Party	1,255,153	100.00
Total			1,255,153	100.00
Valid votes			1,255,153	99.78
Invalid/blank votes			2,794	0.22
Total votes			1,257,947	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,301,534	96.65
Source: Nohlen et al.

Chamber of Deputies

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Socialist Destourian Party	1,255,153	100.00	101
Total		1,255,153	100.00	101
Valid votes		1,255,153	99.78
Invalid/blank votes		2,794	0.22
Total votes		1,257,947	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,301,534	96.65
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Tunisia p37
2. Profile - Tunisia INADEV
3. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p918 ISBN 0-19-829645-2