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 Senegal portal |
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 57.9% in the Assembly election and 58.8 in the presidential election.
| 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 People | 8,449 | 0.75 | |
| Landing Savané | 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 | ||||
| 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 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 | |||||
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