1988 Senegalese general election
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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 58% in the Assembly election and 59% in the presidential election.
Turnout58.77%
Turnout57.87%
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28 February 1988
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| Turnout | 58.77% | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 57.87% | ||||||||||||||||||
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. | |||||||||||||||||||
Public disorder broke out during the election.[2][3] President Diouf declared a state of emergency amid riots.[3] Supporters of Wade made accusations that the election was fraudulent.[3] Wade described the results as "ridiculous."[3]
Results
President
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdou Diouf | Socialist Party | 828,301 | 73.21 | |
| Abdoulaye Wade | Senegalese Democratic Party | 291,869 | 25.80 | |
| Babacar Niang | Party for the Liberation of the People | 8,449 | 0.75 | |
| Landing Savané | And-Jëf/Revolutionary Movement for New Democracy | 2,849 | 0.25 | |
| Total | 1,131,468 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,131,468 | 99.64 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,033 | 0.36 | ||
| Total votes | 1,135,501 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,932,265 | 58.77 | ||
| Source: African Elections Database | ||||
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 the People | 13,186 | 1.18 | 0 | New | |
| Party of Independence and Labour | 9,304 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senegalese Democratic Party – Renewal | 5,481 | 0.49 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 1,113,746 | 100.00 | 120 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 1,113,746 | 99.60 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 4,500 | 0.40 | |||
| Total votes | 1,118,246 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,932,265 | 57.87 | |||
| Source: African Elections Database | |||||
