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1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum 
Summary
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]
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| Registered | 12,028,462 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 81.10% | ||||||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| 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 edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 0-19-829645-2