1976 Algerian presidential election

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10 December 1976

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Registered

8,352,147

Turnout

97.07%


Candidate	Houari Boumediene
Party	FLN
Popular vote	7,076,568
Percentage	99.46%

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Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 10 December 1976. 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.

Results


Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	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

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