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1998 Maldivian presidential election

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1998 Maldivian presidential election

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Turnout76.06%
 
Candidate Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Party Independent
Popular vote 86,504
Percentage 90.90%

President before election

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Independent

Elected President

Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Independent

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 16 October 1998.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 90.9% of voters, with a turnout of 76%.[2]

Results

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CandidateVotes%
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom86,50490.90
Against8,6649.10
Total95,168100.00
Valid votes95,16899.21
Invalid/blank votes7610.79
Total votes95,929100.00
Registered voters/turnout126,12876.06
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. ^ Nohlen et al., p594