Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. House of Representatives speaker Sufi Abu Taleb became acting president until the new president was elected. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of vice president and interim prime minister Hosni Mubarak. According to the official results, 98% of voters voted in favour of Mubarak with voter turnout reported to be 81%.[1]
Results
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Hosni Mubarak
National Democratic Party
9,567,904
98.46
Against
149,650
1.54
Total
9,717,554
100.00
Valid votes
9,717,554
99.62
Invalid/blank votes
37,212
0.38
Total votes
9,754,766
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
12,028,462
81.10
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
Elections and referendums in Egypt
