1998 Maldivian presidential election

1998 Maldivian presidential election

16 October 1998
Turnout	76.06%
Candidate Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Party Independent Popular vote 86,504 Percentage 90.90%
President before election Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent Elected President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom Independent

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]

Results

Candidate	Votes	%
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

1. Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p591 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
2. Nohlen et al., p594