1986 Gabonese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Gabon on 9 November 1986. The country was a one-party state at the time, with the Gabonese Democratic Party as the sole legal party. GDP leader and incumbent president Omar Bongo was the only candidate, and was re-elected unopposed.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be 99.9%.[2]

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These were the last one-party elections in Gabon, as the country returned to multi-party democracy in 1990.

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Omar BongoGabonese Democratic Party903,739100
Invalid/blank votes300
Total904,039100
Registered voters/turnout904,46799.9
Source: Nohlen et al.
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References

  1. Elections in Gabon African Elections Database
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p403 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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