1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
A referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak for the post of President was held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. Mubarak had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. His candidacy was approved by 97.1% of votes cast, with an 88.5% turnout.[1]
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Results
Choice | Votes | % |
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For | 12,086,627 | 97.1 |
Against | 361,395 | 2.9 |
Invalid/blank votes | 266,762 | - |
Total | 12,711,784 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 14,368,147 | 88.5 |
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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