1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. The vote took the form of a referendum on Mubarak's candidacy, with 98.5% of voters voting in favour. Voter turnout was reported to be 81.1%.[1]
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Registered | 12,028,462 | ||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 81.10% | ||||||||||||||||
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Member State of the Arab League |
Constitution (history) |
Political parties (former) |
Egypt portal |
Results
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Hosni Mubarak | National Democratic Party | 9,567,904 | 98.46 | |
Against | 149,650 | 1.54 | ||
Total | 9,717,554 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 9,717,554 | 99.62 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 37,212 | 0.38 | ||
Total votes | 9,754,766 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 12,028,462 | 81.10 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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