1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

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1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
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  1981 5 October 1987 1993  
Registered14,368,247
Turnout88.47%
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Nominee Hosni Mubarak
Party NDP
Popular vote12,083,627
Percentage97.10%

President before election

Hosni Mubarak
NDP

Elected President

Hosni Mubarak
NDP

Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak, who had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. Just over 97% of voters allegedly voted in favour with an 88.5% turnout. [1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hosni Mubarak National Democratic Party 12,083,62797.10
Against361,3952.90
Total12,445,022100.00
Valid votes12,445,02297.90
Invalid/blank votes266,7622.10
Total votes12,711,784100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,368,24788.47
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN   0-19-829645-2