Togolese People's Movement

The Togolese People's Movement (French: Mouvement Populaire Togolais, MPT) was a political party in Togo between 1954 and 1967.

Togolese People's Movement Mouvement Populaire Togolais
Abbreviation	MPT
Leader	Nicolas Grunitzky
Founded	16 August 1954
Dissolved	1967
Split from	Togolese Party of Progress
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History

The party was established on 16 August 1954 following a split in the Togolese Party of Progress over the sacking of John Atayi.^[1] The MPT received 1.4% of the vote in the 1955 Territorial Assembly elections, failing to win a seat. Its vote share fell to 0.3% in the 1958 elections, again failing to win a seat.

Following the 1963 coup, the MPT was one of four to form the Reconciliation and National Union, a single electoral list to contest the elections later that year, with each party holding 14 seats. Its leader Nicolas Grunitzky was the sole presidential candidate.^[2]

However, following another coup in 1967, the party was dissolved.^[3]

Electoral history

Presidential elections

Date	Candidate	Votes	%	Result
1963	Nicolas Grunitzky	568,893	100%	Elected Y

National Assembly elections

Election	Leader	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
1955	Nicolas Grunitzky	2,089	1.4%	0 / 30
1958		842	0.3%	0 / 46
1963		568,893[lower-alpha 1]	98.6%	14 / 56	14

1. As part of the Reconciliation and National Union.

References

1. Nicoué Lodjou Gayibor (2011) Histoire des Togolais: Des origines aux années 1960. Le refus de l'ordre colonial, Volume 4, KARTHALA Editions, p582
2. Elections in Togo African Elections Database
3. Kenneth Janda (1980) Political Parties: A Cross-National Survey, The Free Press, pp943–944