1974 Kenyan general election

1974 Kenyan general election

14 October 1974

Presidential election

Candidate Jomo Kenyatta Party KANU

President before election Jomo Kenyatta Elected President Jomo Kenyatta

Parliamentary election

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– KANU Jomo Kenyatta 100 158 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Speaker of the National Assembly before Speaker of the National Assembly after Humphrey Slade KANU Humphrey Slade KANU

General elections were held in Kenya on 14 October 1974. 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. 740 KANU candidates stood for the 158 National Assembly seats, with 88 incumbents (including four ministers) defeated. Voter turnout was 56.5%. Although the post of President of Kenya was due to be elected at the same time as the National Assembly, Jomo Kenyatta was the sole candidate and was automatically elected without a vote being held. Following the election, a further 12 members were appointed by Kenyatta.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Kenya African National Union	2,627,308	100.00	158	0
Appointed members				12	0
Total		2,627,308	100.00	170	0
Registered voters/turnout		4,654,465	–
Source: Nohlen et al.