1988 Senegalese general election

1988 Senegalese general election

28 February 1988
Presidential election
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Turnout	58.77%
Candidate Abdou Diouf Abdoulaye Wade Party PS PDS Popular vote 828,301 291,869 Percentage 73.21% 25.80%
President before election Abdou Diouf PS Elected President Abdou Diouf PS
Parliamentary election
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Turnout	57.87%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PS Abdou Diouf 71.34 103 −8 PDS Abdoulaye Wade 47.74 17 +9 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

General elections were held in Senegal on 28 February 1988 to elect a president and National Assembly. Incumbent president Abdou Diouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 103 of the 120 seats. ^[1] Voter turnout was 58% in the Assembly election and 59% in the presidential election.

Public disorder broke out during the election. ^{[2] [3]} President Diouf declared a state of emergency amid riots. ^[3] Supporters of Wade made accusations that the election was fraudulent. ^[3] Wade described the results as "ridiculous." ^[3]

Results

President

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Abdou Diouf	Socialist Party	828,301	73.21
	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegalese Democratic Party	291,869	25.80
	Babacar Niang  [ fr ]	Party for the Liberation of the People  [ fr ]	8,449	0.75
	Landing Savané	And-Jëf/Revolutionary Movement for New Democracy	2,849	0.25
Total			1,131,468	100.00
Valid votes			1,131,468	99.64
Invalid/blank votes			4,033	0.36
Total votes			1,135,501	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			1,932,265	58.77
Source: African Elections Database

National Assembly

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Socialist Party	794,559	71.34	103	–8
	Senegalese Democratic Party	275,552	24.74	17	+8
	Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party	15,664	1.41	0	0
	Party for the Liberation of the People  [ fr ]	13,186	1.18	0	New
	Party of Independence and Labour	9,304	0.84	0	0
	Senegalese Democratic Party – Renewal	5,481	0.49	0	New
Total		1,113,746	100.00	120	0
Valid votes		1,113,746	99.60
Invalid/blank votes		4,500	0.40
Total votes		1,118,246	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		1,932,265	57.87
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
2. Kanté, Babacar (1994). "Senegal's Empty Elections". Journal of Democracy. 5 (1): 96–108. ISSN   1086-3214.
3. "Emergency Called in Senegal in Unrest Over Vote". The New York Times. 1988-03-01. ISSN   0362-4331.