1998 Maldivian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 16 October 1998.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 90.9% of voters, with a turnout of 76.2%.[2]

Results

Candidate Votes %
Maumoon Abdul Gayoom86.50490.9
Against8,6649.1
Invalid/blank votes761
Total95,929100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
  2. Nohlen et al., p594
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