Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak, who had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. Just over 97% of voters voted in favour with an 88.5% turnout.[1]
1987 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum|
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| Turnout | 88.5% |
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| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Hosni Mubarak | National Democratic Party | 12,083,627 | 97.10 |
| Against | 361,395 | 2.90 |
| Total | 12,445,022 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 12,445,022 | 97.90 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 266,762 | 2.10 |
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| Total votes | 12,711,784 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 14,368,247 | 88.47 |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
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