1988 Maldivian presidential election
Member State of the SAARC |
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Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 23 September 1988.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 96.4% of voters.[2]
Results[]
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 69,373 | 96.47 |
Against | 2,537 | 3.53 |
Total | 71,910 | 100.00 |
Valid votes | 71,910 | 99.41 |
Invalid/blank votes | 429 | 0.59 |
Total votes | 72,339 | 100.00 |
Registered voters/turnout | 87,123 | 83.03 |
Source: Direct Democracy |
References[]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Far East and Australasia 2003 Eur, p820
Categories:
- 1988 elections in Asia
- 1988 in the Maldives
- Presidential elections in the Maldives
- Single-candidate elections
- September 1988 events in Asia