Senegalese general election, 1988

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General elections were held in Senegal on 28 February 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 103 of the 120 seats.^[1] Voter turnout was 57.9% in the Assembly election and 58.8 in the presidential election.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Abdou Diouf	Socialist Party	828,301	73.20
Abdoulaye Wade	Senegalese Democratic Party	291,869	25.80
Babacar Niang	Party for the Liberation of People	8,449	0.75
Landing Savané	Revolutionary Movement for New Democracy	2,849	0.25
Invalid/blank votes		4,033	-
Total		1,135,501	100

National Assembly

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Socialist Party	794,559	71.34	103	-8
Senegalese Democratic Party	275,552	24.74	17	+8
Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party	15,664	1.41	0	0
Party for the Liberation of People	13,186	1.18	0	New
Independence and Labor Party	9,304	0.84	0	0
Senegalese Democratic Party – Renewal	5,481	0.49	0	New
Invalid/blank votes	4,500	-	-	-
Total	1,118,246	100	120	0

References

↑ Elections in Senegal African Elections Database

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