Al Akhbar newspaper with the headline "Yes to stability... Yes to democracy and prosperity"
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 13 October 1981 following the assassination of President Anwar Sadat on 6 October. House of Representatives speaker Sufi Abu Taleb became acting president until the new president was elected. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of vice president and interim prime minister Hosni Mubarak. According to the official results, 98% of voters voted in favour of Mubarak with voter turnout reported to be 81%.[1]
Results
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
Hosni Mubarak
National Democratic Party
9,567,904
98.46
Against
149,650
1.54
Total
9,717,554
100.00
Valid votes
9,717,554
99.62
Invalid/blank votes
37,212
0.38
Total votes
9,754,766
100.00
Registered voters/turnout
12,028,462
81.10
Source: Nohlen et al.
References
^Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p345 ISBN 0-19-829645-2