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Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 9 November 1986. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party as the sole legal party. GDP leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. [1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.9%. [2]
These were the last one-party elections in Gabon, as the country returned to multi-party democracy in 1990.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Bongo | Gabonese Democratic Party | 903,739 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 903,739 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 903,739 | 99.97 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 300 | 0.03 | ||
| Total votes | 904,039 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 904,467 | 99.95 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
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