1971 South Vietnamese presidential election
Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 2 October 1971.[1] After two opposition candidates boycotted the election, incumbent President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was the only candidate, receiving 100% of the vote.[2] Turnout was reported to be 87.9%. Thiệu's victory in this election would officially mark his second term in office.
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| Turnout | 87.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Nguyễn Văn Thiệu | 5,971,114 | 100 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 356,517 | – |
| Total | 6,327,631 | 100 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,192,660 | 87.9 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References
- Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- Nohlen et al., p338
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