1988 Maldivian presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 23 September 1988.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 96.4% of voters.[2]
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| Turnout | 83.03% | |||||||||||||||
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Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 69,373 | 96.47 |
| Against | 2,537 | 3.53 |
| Total | 71,910 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 71,910 | 99.41 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 429 | 0.59 |
| Total votes | 72,339 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 87,123 | 83.03 |
| Source: Direct Democracy | ||
References
edit- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Far East and Australasia 2003 Eur, p820