Kenyan general election, 1979

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General elections were held in Kenya on 8 November 1979. At the time, the country was a de facto one-party state with the Kenya African National Union being the sole party to participate in the election. A total of 742 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with more than half of the incumbents (including seven ministers) defeated. Voter turnout was 67.3.[1] Following the election, a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi.[2]

Results

Party Votes % Seats +/–
Kenya African National Union3,733,5371001580
Invalid/blank votes58,956
Total3,792,4931001580
Registered voters/turnout5,602,11067.69
Source: IPU

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