Ivorian presidential election, 1980

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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]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Félix Houphouët-Boigny	Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire – African Democratic Rally	2,795,150	100
Invalid/blank votes		306	-
Total		2,795,407	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

↑ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
↑ Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p311 ISBN 0-19-829645-2

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