1971 South Vietnamese presidential election
← 1967 2 October 1971
Registered7,192,660
Turnout87.97%
 
Nominee Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Party NSDF
Running mate Trần Văn Hương
Popular vote 5,971,114
Percentage 100%

Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 2 October 1971.[1] After the opposition candidates Dương Văn Minh and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ withdrew their candidacies,[2] incumbent President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was the only candidate, receiving 100% of the vote.[3] Thiệu's victory in this election officially marked his second term in office. They were the last presidential elections held in South Vietnam.

Results

CandidateVotes%
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu5,971,114100.00
Total5,971,114100.00
Valid votes5,971,11494.37
Invalid/blank votes356,5175.63
Total votes6,327,631100.00
Registered voters/turnout7,192,66087.97
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p331 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
  2. ^ Political legitimacy: The 1971 Vietnamese Presidential election Australia's Vietnam War
  3. ^ Nohlen et al., p338
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