1979 Gabonese presidential election

1979 Gabonese presidential election

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Turnout	100%
Candidate Omar Bongo Party PDG Popular vote 727,807 Percentage 100%
President before election Omar Bongo PDG Elected President Omar Bongo PDG

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 30 December 1979, the first time they had been held separately from National Assembly elections. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) as the sole legal party. PDG leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. ^[1] Voter turnout was allegedly near 100%.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Omar Bongo	Gabonese Democratic Party	725,807	100.00
Total			725,807	100.00
Valid votes			725,807	99.97
Invalid/blank votes			236	0.03
Total votes			726,043	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			726,079	100.00
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Elections in Gabon African Elections Database