1988 Senegalese general election
General elections were held in Senegal on 28 February 1988 to elect a President and National Assembly. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf defeated three other candidates in the presidential election, whilst in the National Assembly election Diouf's Socialist Party won 103 of the 120 seats.[1] Voter turnout was 57.9% in the Assembly election and 58.8 in the presidential election.
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Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Abdou Diouf | Socialist Party | 828,301 | 73.20 |
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegalese Democratic Party | 291,869 | 25.80 |
| Babacar Niang | Party for the Liberation of People | 8,449 | 0.75 |
| Landing Savané | Revolutionary Movement for New Democracy | 2,849 | 0.25 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,033 | - | |
| Total | 1,135,501 | 100 | |
National Assembly
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Party | 794,559 | 71.34 | 103 | -8 |
| Senegalese Democratic Party | 275,552 | 24.74 | 17 | +8 |
| Democratic League/Movement for the Labour Party | 15,664 | 1.41 | 0 | 0 |
| Party for the Liberation of People | 13,186 | 1.18 | 0 | New |
| Independence and Labor Party | 9,304 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 |
| Senegalese Democratic Party – Renewal | 5,481 | 0.49 | 0 | New |
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,500 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,118,246 | 100 | 120 | 0 |
References
- Elections in Senegal African Elections Database
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