1990 Turkmen presidential election|
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| Turnout | 96.71% |
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Presidential elections were held for the first time in the Turkmen SSR on 27 October 1990.[1] The only candidate was Saparmurat Niyazov, who won 98% of the vote. Voter turnout was 97%.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Saparmurat Niyazov | Communist Party of Turkmenistan | 1,716,278 | 98.29 |
| Against | 29,790 | 1.71 |
| Total | 1,746,068 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 1,746,068 | 99.98 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 307 | 0.02 |
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| Total votes | 1,746,375 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 1,805,782 | 96.71 |
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| Source: Nohlen et al. |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume I, p477 ISBN 0-19-924958-X
- ^ Nohlenet al., p479