Presidential elections were held in the Maldives on 16 October 1998.[1] Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was the sole candidate nominated by Parliament. His candidacy was approved by 90.9% of voters, with a turnout of 76%.[2]
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| Turnout | 76.06% | |||||||||||||||
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Results edit
| Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Maumoon Abdul Gayoom | 86,504 | 90.90 |
| Against | 8,664 | 9.10 |
| Total | 95,168 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | 95,168 | 99.21 |
| Invalid/blank votes | 761 | 0.79 |
| Total votes | 95,929 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | 126,128 | 76.06 |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlen et al., p594