1988 Senegalese general election

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 57.9% in the Assembly election and 58.8 in the presidential election.

Results[]

President[]


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Abdou Diouf	Socialist Party	828,301	73.21
	Abdoulaye Wade	Senegalese Democratic Party	291,869	25.80
	Babacar Niang	Party for the Liberation of People	8,449	0.75
	Landing Savané	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 People	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[]

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