General elections were held in
Senegal on 27 February 1983 to elect a
President and
National Assembly. Incumbent
, who had taken office in January 1981 following the resignation of
Léopold Sédar Senghor, defeated four other candidates in the presidential election. Members of the National Assembly were elected using a
mixed-member majoritarian system, with sixty members being chosen by the
single-member plurality system and sixty being chosen by
closed-list proportional representation.
[Senegal 1983]
Inter-Parliamentary Union In the National Assembly election Diouf's
Socialist Party won 111 of the 120 seats.
[Elections in Senegal]
African Elections Database Voter turnout was 56.2% in the Assembly election and 56.7% in the presidential election.
Results
President
National Assembly
References
Further reading
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Senegal
Elections in Senegal
1983 in Senegal
Presidential elections in Senegal
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