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1980 Ivorian presidential election

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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 Ivory Coast – 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

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CandidatePartyVotes%
Félix Houphouët-BoignyDemocratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally2,795,150100.00
Total2,795,150100.00
Valid votes2,795,15099.99
Invalid/blank votes3060.01
Total votes2,795,456100.00
Registered voters/turnout3,398,05682.27
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Côte d'Ivoire African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p311 ISBN 0-19-829645-2