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Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. House of Representatives speaker Sufi Abu Taleb became acting president until the new president was elected. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of vice president and interim prime minister Hosni Mubarak. According to the official results, 98% of voters voted in favour of Mubarak with voter turnout reported to be 81%.[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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