1980 Cape Verdean parliamentary election

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7 December 1980

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Registered

126,028

Turnout

75.77%

Prime Minister before election

Aristides Pereira
PAIGC

Elected Prime Minister

Aristides Pereira
PAICV

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Parliamentary elections were held in Cape Verde on 7 December 1980. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) as the sole legal party. Its leader was Aristides Pereira. The PAIGC presented a list of 63 candidates and three substitutes to voters to approve.

Results


Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde	88,309	92.60	63	+8
Against		7,052	7.40	–	–
Total		95,361	100.00	63	+8

Valid votes		95,361	99.87
Invalid/blank votes		125	0.13
Total votes		95,486	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		126,028	75.77
Source: African Elections Database

Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut, (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p193 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database