Country: | Egypt |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1981 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum |
Previous Year: | 1981 |
Next Election: | 1993 Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum |
Next Year: | 1993 |
Election Date: | 5 October 1987 |
Registered: | 14,368,247 |
Turnout: | 88.47% |
Image1: | Hosni Mubarak - Official Photo.JPG |
Candidate1: | Hosni Mubarak |
Party1: | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
Popular Vote1: | 12,083,627 |
Percentage1: | 97.10% |
President | |
Before Election: | Hosni Mubarak |
Before Party: | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
After Election: | Hosni Mubarak |
After Party: | National Democratic Party (Egypt) |
Image1 Size: | 176px |
Presidential elections were held in Egypt on 5 October 1987. The vote took the form of a referendum on the candidacy of Hosni Mubarak, who had been nominated by the two-thirds required in the People's Assembly on 5 July. Just over 97% of voters allegedly voted in favour with an 88.5% turnout.[1]