1991 Cape Verdean presidential election

Direct presidential elections were held for the first time in Cape Verde on 17 February 1991, as previously the National Assembly had elected the President. The result was a victory for António Mascarenhas Monteiro of the Movement for Democracy, which had also won the parliamentary elections the previous month. He defeated incumbent Aristides Pereira of the African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde.[1] Voter turnout was 61.4%.[2]

1991 Cape Verdean presidential election

17 February 1991 1996 →
Registered159,534
Turnout61.4%
 
Nominee António Monteiro Aristides Pereira
Party MpD PAICV
Popular vote 70,623 25,544
Percentage 73.4% 26.6%

President before election

Aristides Pereira
PAICV

Elected President

António Monteiro
MpD

Monteiro took office on 22 March.

Results

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CandidatePartyVotes%
António Mascarenhas MonteiroMovement for Democracy70,62373.44
Aristides PereiraAfrican Party for the Independence of Cape Verde25,54426.56
Total96,167100.00
Valid votes96,16798.21
Invalid/blank votes1,7551.79
Total votes97,922100.00
Registered voters/turnout159,53461.38
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Cape Verde African Elections Database
  2. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p201 ISBN 0-19-829645-2