1979 Gabonese presidential election

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30 December 1979

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Turnout

100%


Candidate	Omar Bongo
Party	PDG
Popular vote	727,807
Percentage	100%

President before election

Omar Bongo
PDG

Elected President

Omar Bongo
PDG

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Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 30 December 1979, the first time they had been held separately from National Assembly elections. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG) as the sole legal party. PDG leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed. Voter turnout was allegedly near 100%.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Omar Bongo	Gabonese Democratic Party	725,807	100.00
Total			725,807	100.00

Valid votes			725,807	99.97
Invalid/blank votes			236	0.03
Total votes			726,043	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			726,079	100.00
Source: African Elections Database

References

Elections in Gabon African Elections Database

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