1979 Algerian presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Algeria on 7 February 1979,^[1] following the death of incumbent Houari Boumediene in December 1978. His replacement as National Liberation Front leader, Chadli Bendjedid, was elected unopposed with 99% of the vote, based on a 99% turnout.^[2]

1979 Algerian presidential election

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Registered	7,888,875
Turnout	98.99%
Candidate Chadli Bendjedid Party FLN Popular vote 7,736,697 Percentage 99.37%

Results

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Chadli Bendjedid	National Liberation Front	7,736,697	99.37
Against			48,938	0.63
Total			7,785,635	100.00
Valid votes			7,785,635	99.70
Invalid/blank votes			23,803	0.30
Total votes			7,809,438	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			7,888,875	98.99
Source: Nohlen et al.