1976 Algerian presidential election
10 December 1976
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| Registered | 8,352,147 | |||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 97.07% | |||||||||||||||
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Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 10 December 1976.[1] Incumbent Houari Boumediene, leader of the National Liberation Front (the country's sole legal party), was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed with 99.46% of the vote.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Houari Boumediene | National Liberation Front | 7,976,568 | 99.46 | |
| Against | 43,242 | 0.54 | ||
| Total | 8,019,810 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 8,019,810 | 98.92 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 87,663 | 1.08 | ||
| Total votes | 8,107,473 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,352,147 | 97.07 | ||
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p47 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ Nohlen et al., p59