1993 Senegalese presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 21 February 1993. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf of the Socialist Party defeated seven other candidates, winning 58.4% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was 51.5%.
Results[]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Abdou Diouf | Socialist Party | 757,311 | 58.40 | |
Abdoulaye Wade | Senegalese Democratic Party | 415,295 | 32.03 | |
Landing Savané | And-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism | 37,787 | 2.91 | |
Abdoulaye Bathily | Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | 31,279 | 2.41 | |
Iba Der Thiam | Convention of Democrats and Patriots | 20,840 | 1.61 | |
Madior Diouf | National Democratic Rally | 12,635 | 0.97 | |
Mamadou Lô | Independent | 11,058 | 0.85 | |
Babacar Niang | Party for the Liberation of People | 10,450 | 0.81 | |
Total | 1,296,655 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 1,296,655 | 98.82 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 15,499 | 1.18 | ||
Total votes | 1,312,154 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 2,549,699 | 51.46 | ||
Source: African Elections Database |
References[]
- ^ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
Further reading[]
- Villalón, Leonardo A. (1994). "Democratizing a (Quasi) Democracy: The Senegalese Elections of 1993". African Affairs. 93 (371): 163–193. JSTOR 723839.
Categories:
- 1993 elections in Africa
- Presidential elections in Senegal
- 1993 in Senegal
- February 1993 events in Africa
- Senegal stubs
- African election stubs