General elections were held in

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on 24 May 1971. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p635 The result was a victory for the

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, which won all 36 seats. Due to a boycott by all major opposition parties protesting at fraud related to the voting machines used in previous elections, voter turnout was just 33.2%.Nohlen, p640

Results

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