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1971 South Vietnamese presidential election

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1971 South Vietnamese presidential election

← 1967 2 October 1971
Registered7,192,660
Turnout87.97%
 
Nominee Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Party NSDF
Running mate Trần Văn Hương
Popular vote 5,971,114
Percentage 100%

President before election

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
NSDF

Elected President

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
NSDF

Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 2 October 1971.[1] After the opposition candidates Dương Văn Minh and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ withdrew their candidacies (most opposition figures had already been banned from the ballot), incumbent President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was the only candidate, receiving 100% of the vote.[2][3] Thiệu's victory in this election officially marked his second term in office. They were the last presidential elections held in South Vietnam.

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu5,971,114100.00
Total5,971,114100.00
Valid votes5,971,11494.37
Invalid/blank votes356,5175.63
Total votes6,327,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,192,66087.97
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p338
  3. ^ Political legitimacy: The 1971 Vietnamese Presidential election Australia's Vietnam War