1976 Algerian presidential election

1976 Algerian presidential election

←  1963 10 December 1976 1979  →
Registered	8,352,147
Turnout	97.07%
Candidate Houari Boumediene Party FLN Popular vote 7,076,568 Percentage 99.46%

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 10 December 1976. ^[1] Incumbent Houari Boumediene, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal party), was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed with 99.46% of the vote. ^[2]

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Houari Boumediene	National Liberation Front	7,976,568	99.46
Against			43,242	0.54
Total			8,019,810	100.00
Valid votes			8,019,810	98.92
Invalid/blank votes			87,663	1.08
Total votes			8,107,473	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			8,352,147	97.07
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN   0-19-829645-2
2. Nohlen et al., p59