1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

13 October 1981
Registered12,028,462
Turnout81.10%
 
Nominee Hosni Mubarak
Party NDP
Popular vote 9,567,904
Percentage 98.46%

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

CandidatePartyVotes%
Hosni MubarakNational Democratic Party9,567,90498.46
Against149,6501.54
Total9,717,554100.00
Valid votes9,717,55499.62
Invalid/blank votes37,2120.38
Total votes9,754,766100.00
Registered voters/turnout12,028,46281.10
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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