Senegalese general election, 1983
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General elections were held in Senegal on 27 February 1983 to elect a President and National Assembly. Incumbent Abdou Diouf, who had taken office in January 1981 following the resignation of Léopold Sédar Senghor, defeated four other candidates in the presidential election. In the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 111 of the 120 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 56.2% in the Assembly election and 56.7% in the presidential election.
Results
President
Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
---|---|---|---|
Abdou Diouf | Socialist Party | 908,879 | 83.45 |
Abdoulaye Wade | Senegalese Democratic Party | 161,067 | 14.79 |
Mamadou Dia | People's Democratic Movement | 15,150 | 1.39 |
Oumar Wone | Senegalese People's Party | 2,146 | 0.20 |
Majhemout Diop | African Independence Party | 1,833 | 0.17 |
Invalid/blank votes | 4,169 | - | |
Total | 1,093,244 | 100 |
National Assembly
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Party | 862,713 | 79.94 | 111 | +29 |
Senegalese Democratic Party | 150,785 | 13.97 | 8 | -10 |
National Democratic Rally | 29,271 | 2.71 | 1 | New |
People's Democratic Movement | 13,030 | 1.21 | 0 | New |
Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | 12,053 | 1.12 | 0 | New |
Independence and Labor Party | 5,910 | 0.55 | 0 | New |
African Independence Party | 3,734 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 |
Senegalese People's Party | 2,139 | 0.20 | 0 | New |
Invalid/blank votes | 4,511 | - | - | - |
Total | 1,083,681 | 100 | 120 | +20 |
References
- ↑ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
Further reading
- Fatton, Robert (1987). The Making of a Liberal Democracy: Senegal's Passive Revolution, 1975–1985. Boulder: L. Rienner. ISBN 1-55587-010-4.
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