1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

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13 October 1981

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Registered

12,028,462

Turnout

81.10%


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

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%.

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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