1979 Algerian presidential election

1979 Algerian presidential election
Registered	7,888,875
Turnout	98.99%

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979,^[1] following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.^[2]

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chadli Bendjedid	National Liberation Front	7,736,697	99.37
Against			48,938	0.63
Total			7,785,635	100.00

Valid votes			7,785,635	99.70
Invalid/blank votes			23,803	0.30
Total votes			7,809,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,888,875	98.99
Source: Nohlen et al.

^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
^ Nohlen et al., p59

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