1980 Ivorian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 12 October 1980, the first time a presidential election had been held separately to National Assembly elections. At the time the country was a one-party state with the Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally as the sole legal party. Its leader, long-term President Félix Houphouët-Boigny was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.[1] Voter turnout was 82.3%.[2]

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Results
Candidate Party Votes %
Félix Houphouët-BoignyDemocratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally2,795,150100
Invalid/blank votes306-
Total2,795,407100
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References
  1. Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p311 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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