1993 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum
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Registered | 18,897,866 | |||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 84.16% | |||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 4 October 1993. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak after he was nominated for the post by a 439–9 vote in the People's Assembly on 21 July.[1] His candidacy for a third consecutive six-year term was approved by 96.3% of voters, with a turnout of 84.2%.[2]
Results
[edit]Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Hosni Mubarak | National Democratic Party | 15,095,025 | 96.28 | |
Against | 583,467 | 3.72 | ||
Total | 15,678,492 | 100.00 | ||
Valid votes | 15,678,492 | 98.58 | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 226,020 | 1.42 | ||
Total votes | 15,904,512 | 100.00 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 18,897,866 | 84.16 | ||
Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
[edit]- ^ Mubarak haunted by a fateful past: A referendum to be held today is certain to propel Egypt's President to a third term The Independent, 4 October 1993
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 0-19-829645-2