1967 Gabonese general election

General elections were held in Gabon on 19 March 1967 to elect a President and the National Assembly. Incumbent Léon M'ba of the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only candidate in the presidential election and was elected unopposed.Elections in Gabon African Elections Database In the National Assembly election the Gabonese Democratic Bloc was the only party to contest the election, and won all 47 seats. Voter turnout was allegedly 99.4%.Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p399

On 27 November 1967, just days after he took his presidential oath at the Gabonese embassy, M'ba died from cancer, and was succeeded by Albert-Bernard Bongo. The following year, Bongo declared his Gabonese Democratic Party (the renamed BDG) to be the only legally permitted party.

Results President

National Assembly

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