1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum

5 October 1987
Registered	14,368,247
Turnout	88.47%
Candidate Hosni Mubarak Party NDP Popular vote 12,083,627 Percentage 97.10%
President before election Hosni Mubarak NDP Elected President Hosni Mubarak NDP

Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak, who had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. Just over 97% of voters allegedly voted in favour with an 88.5% turnout.

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Hosni Mubarak	National Democratic Party	12,083,627	97.10
Against			361,395	2.90
Total			12,445,022	100.00
Valid votes			12,445,022	97.90
Invalid/blank votes			266,762	2.10
Total votes			12,711,784	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			14,368,247	88.47
Source: Nohlen et al.