1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
Turnout	81.1%
President before election; Sufi Abu Taleb (acting); NDP	Elected President ; Hosni Mubarak; NDP

Egyptian presidential referendum 1981 Akhbar newspaper

Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. The vote took the form of a referendum on Mubarak's candidacy, with 98.5% of voters voting in favour. Voter turnout was reported to be 81.1%.^[1]

Results[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hosni Mubarak	National Democratic Party	9,567,904	98.46
Against			149,650	1.54
Total			9,717,554	100.00

Valid votes			9,717,554	99.62
Invalid/blank votes			37,212	0.38
Total votes			9,754,766	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			12,028,462	81.10
Source: Nohlen et al.

References[]

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

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

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