1993 Senegalese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 21 February 1993. Incumbent President Abdou Diouf of the Socialist Party defeated seven other candidates, receiving 58% of the vote. Voter turnout was 51%.[1]

1993 Senegalese presidential election

21 February 1993
Turnout51.46% ( 7.31pp)
 
Candidate Abdou Diouf Abdoulaye Wade
Party PS PDS
Popular vote 757,311 415,295
Percentage 58.40% 32.03%

President before election

Abdou Diouf
PS

Elected President

Abdou Diouf
PS

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Abdou DioufSocialist Party757,31158.40
Abdoulaye WadeSenegalese Democratic Party415,29532.03
Landing SavanéAnd-Jëf/African Party for Democracy and Socialism37,7872.91
Abdoulaye BathilyDemocratic League/Movement for the Labour Party31,2792.41
Iba Der ThiamConvention of Democrats and Patriots20,8401.61
Madior DioufNational Democratic Rally12,6350.97
Mamadou LôIndependent11,0580.85
Babacar NiangParty for the Liberation of the People10,4500.81
Total1,296,655100.00
Valid votes1,296,65598.82
Invalid/blank votes15,4991.18
Total votes1,312,154100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,549,69951.46
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Elections in Senegal African Elections Database

Further reading

  • Villalón, Leonardo A. (1994). "Democratizing a (Quasi) Democracy: The Senegalese Elections of 1993". African Affairs. 93 (371): 163–193. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098706. JSTOR 723839.
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